CVE-2015-8140

Publication date 30 January 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Score breakdown

Description

The ntpq protocol in NTP before 4.2.8p7 allows remote attackers to conduct replay attacks by sniffing the network.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
ntp	16.04 LTS xenial	Ignored
	15.10 wily	Ignored
	15.04 vivid	Ignored end of life
	14.04 LTS trusty	Ignored
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored

Notes

mdeslaur

no fix from upstream, recommend mitigations instead

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	4.8 · Medium
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	High
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	Low
Availability impact	Low
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

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