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CVE-2015-1798

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.

  • Published: Apr 8, 2015
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2015-1798
  • Severity: Low
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 1.8
  • AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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