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CVE-2015-7703 NTP

Affected softwareNTP
Severity7.5 High CVSS 3.1 2 scores
WeaknessImproper input validation (CWE-20)
Published24 Jul 2017
Updated17 Jun 2026

Description

The "pidfile" or "driftfile" directives in NTP ntpd 4.2.x before 4.2.8p4, and 4.3.x before 4.3.77, when ntpd is configured to allow remote configuration, allows remote attackers with an IP address that is allowed to send configuration requests, and with knowledge of the remote configuration password to write to arbitrary files via the :config command.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 9 years ago.
  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 3.8% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

Outside Waratek scope

A Java vulnerability, but not one Waratek protects. It affects only Java on a user's desktop (applets, Web Start, JavaFX, the installer), sits in a product the Waratek agent can't be installed into, or is in a package we don't expect in business applications. The decision below says which.

  • Protection none
  • Action not pursued none
  • Review human Researcher
  • Record active
Decided by Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset
Finding A manual classification set this CVE's status to Outside Waratek scope, but the CVE names a tracked product.

CVSS

7.5 HIGH v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N 2 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

VersionScoreBandVectorAssignerType
CVSS 3.1 7.5 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N NVD Primary published
CVSS 2.0 4.3 none AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N NVD Primary

Affected software and releases

Products and versions

13 products, 45 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd debian debian linux generic 7.0 · 8.0 · 9.0
nvd netapp clustered data ontap generic any version
nvd netapp data ontap generic any version
nvd netapp oncommand performance manager generic any version
nvd netapp oncommand unified manager generic any version
nvd ntp ntp generic ≥ 4.2.0 and ＜ 4.2.8 · 4.2.8 · 4.2.8:p1 · 4.2.8:p1-beta1 · 4.2.8:p1-beta2 · 4.2.8:p1-beta3 · 4.2.8:p1-beta4 · 4.2.8:p1-beta5 · 4.2.8:p1-rc1 · 4.2.8:p1-rc2 · 4.2.8:p2 · 4.2.8:p2-rc1 · 4.2.8:p2-rc2 · 4.2.8:p2-rc3 · 4.2.8:p3 · 4.2.8:p3-rc1 · 4.2.8:p3-rc2 · 4.2.8:p3-rc3 · ≥ 4.3.0 and ＜ 4.3.77
nvd oracle linux generic 6
nvd redhat enterprise linux desktop generic 6.0 · 7.0
nvd redhat enterprise linux server generic 6.0 · 7.0
nvd redhat enterprise linux server aus generic 7.3 · 7.4 · 7.6 · 7.7
nvd redhat enterprise linux server eus generic 7.3 · 7.4 · 7.5 · 7.6 · 7.7
nvd redhat enterprise linux server tus generic 7.3 · 7.6 · 7.7
nvd redhat enterprise linux workstation generic 6.0 · 7.0

References

URLTags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0780.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2583.html Third Party Advisory
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug2902 Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3388 Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77278 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033951 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1254547 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-15 Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171004-0001/ Third Party Advisory

Timeline
Published2017-07-24By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-17NVD's own last-modified date for this record.