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CVE-2015-5219

Published: Jul 21, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD csafCWE-704
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
5.9%
Top 7.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

The ULOGTOD function in ntp.d in SNTP before 4.2.7p366 does not properly perform type conversions from a precision value to a double, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted NTP packet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-704

Affected Products

fedorafedoraproject
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
linux enterprise debuginfosuse
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
linux enterprise serversuse
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
managersuse
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
manager proxysuse
On-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy
fedoraprojectoss-projectUSOperating Systemsaka fedora project
susecommercialDEOperating Systems
and 14 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Workaround Available

References

http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/ntp_advisory4.asc
aix.software.ibm.com
http://bk1.ntp.org/ntp-dev/?PAGE=patch&REV=51786731Gr4-NOrTBC_a_uXO4wuGhg
bk1.ntp.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/170926.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
and 31 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Jul 21, 2017
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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