CVE-2015-8139 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can impersonate NTP peers by obtaining origin timestamps, bypassing authentication mechanisms in the NTP daemon.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-8139?
CVE-2015-8139 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Ntp Ntp, published on 30 Jan 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ntpq in NTP before 4.2.8p7 allows remote attackers to obtain origin timestamps and then impersonate peers via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8139?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ntp Ntp.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8139?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2015-8139 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8139 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ntp Ntp
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8139, GHSA-qmqw-w975-8wjm, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8139.