UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1798

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-1798

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1798.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1798

Related

Published

2015-04-08T00:00:00Z

Modified

2015-04-08T00:00:00Z

Summary

[none]

Details

The symmetric-key feature in the receive function in ntp_proto.c in ntpd in NTP 4.x before 4.2.8p2 requires a correct MAC only if the MAC field has a nonzero length, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof packets by omitting the MAC.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / ntp

Package

Name: ntp
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/ntp?arch=src?distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.3

Affected versions

1:4.*

1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2

1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.1

1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.3",
            "binary_name": "ntp"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.3",
            "binary_name": "ntp-doc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.3",
            "binary_name": "ntpdate"
        }
    ]
}