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TI-2015-06523 Aliases CVE-2015-7849GHSA-47fj-2qv7-3xvh

Use-after-free vulnerability in ntpd in NTP 4.2.x before 4.2.8p4, and 4.3.x before 4.3.77…

Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-416Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Use-after-free vulnerability in ntpd in NTP 4.2.x before 4.2.8p4, and 4.3.x before 4.3.77 allows remote authenticated users to possibly execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted packets.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.16848 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 23

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.0 to before 4.2.8; 4.3.0 to before 4.3.77VulnerableNTP Project
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.8VulnerableNTP Project
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.8 p1VulnerableNTP Project
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.8 p1-beta1VulnerableNTP Project
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.8 p1-beta2VulnerableNTP Project
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.8 p1-beta3VulnerableNTP Project
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.8 p1-beta4VulnerableNTP Project
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.8 p1-beta5VulnerableNTP Project
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.8 p1-rc1VulnerableNTP Project
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.8 p1-rc2VulnerableNTP Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 to before 4.2.8; 4.3.0 to before 4.3.77 Vulnerable ·NTP Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.8 Vulnerable ·NTP Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.8 p1 Vulnerable ·NTP Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.8 p1-beta1 Vulnerable ·NTP Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.8 p1-beta2 Vulnerable ·NTP Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.8 p1-beta3 Vulnerable ·NTP Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.8 p1-beta4 Vulnerable ·NTP Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-beta5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.8 p1-beta5 Vulnerable ·NTP Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.8 p1-rc1 Vulnerable ·NTP Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.8 p1-rc2 Vulnerable ·NTP Project
Show 13 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.8 p2VulnerableNTP Project
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p2-rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.8 p2-rc1VulnerableNTP Project
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p2-rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.8 p2-rc2VulnerableNTP Project
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p2-rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.8 p2-rc3VulnerableNTP Project
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p3:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.8 p3VulnerableNTP Project
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p3-rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.8 p3-rc1VulnerableNTP Project
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p3-rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.8 p3-rc2VulnerableNTP Project
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p3-rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.8 p3-rc3VulnerableNTP Project
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_balance:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNetApp
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_performance_manager:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNetApp
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:clustered_data_ontap:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNetApp
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:clustered_data_ontap:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNetApp
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:data_ontap:-:*:*:*:*:7-mode:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableNetApp
  • cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.8 p2 Vulnerable ·NTP Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p2-rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.8 p2-rc1 Vulnerable ·NTP Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p2-rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.8 p2-rc2 Vulnerable ·NTP Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p2-rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.8 p2-rc3 Vulnerable ·NTP Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.8 p3 Vulnerable ·NTP Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p3-rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.8 p3-rc1 Vulnerable ·NTP Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p3-rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.8 p3-rc2 Vulnerable ·NTP Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p3-rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.8 p3-rc3 Vulnerable ·NTP Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_balance:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
  • cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_performance_manager:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
  • cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:clustered_data_ontap:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
  • cpe:2.3:o:netapp:clustered_data_ontap:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp
  • cpe:2.3:o:netapp:data_ontap:-:*:*:*:*:7-mode:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·NetApp

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-7849
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-47fj-2qv7-3xvh

References

Patch 1

Advisory 3

Sources

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