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CVE-2015-7705

Published: Aug 7, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDU csafCWE-20
9.8CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
12.4%
Top 4.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The rate limiting feature in NTP 4.x before 4.2.8p4 and 4.3.x before 4.3.77 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a large number of crafted requests.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

CWE-20

Affected Products

netapp
commercial·US
oncommand performance manager
Hardware Firmware
oncommand unified manager
Hardware Firmware
clustered data ontap
Hardware Firmware
data ontap
Hardware Firmware
siemens
commercial·DEaka siemens ag
tim 4r-ie firmware
ICS / OT / IoT
tim 4r-ie dnp3 firmware
ICS / OT / IoT
ntp
oss-projectaka ntp daemon
ntpOn-prem
Networking Infrastructure / dns-dhcp-ntp
citrix
commercial·USaka application delivery controller firmware, xenserver, netscaler gateway firmware
xenserverOn-prem
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
Network Time Foundation
oss-project
NTPOn-prem
Networking Infrastructure / dns-dhcp-ntp
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00026.html
lists.opensuse.org
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/718152
kb.cert.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2783-1
ubuntu.com
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