CVE-2015-7849 Use after free in n/a
Remote authenticated attackers can trigger a use-after-free in NTPd to execute arbitrary code or crash the service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-7849?
CVE-2015-7849 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Netapp Clustered Data Ontap, published on 7 Aug 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-7849?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Netapp Clustered Data Ontap, Netapp Data Ontap, Netapp Oncommand Balance, Netapp Oncommand Performance Manager, Netapp Oncommand Unified Manager, Ntp Ntp.
How do I fix CVE-2015-7849?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2015-7849 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7849 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Netapp Clustered Data Ontap
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7849, GHSA-47fj-2qv7-3xvh.