4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2015-7976
NTP file name injection vulnerability
Description

The ntpq saveconfig command in NTP 4.1.2, 4.2.x before 4.2.8p6, 4.3, 4.3.25, 4.3.70, and 4.3.77 does not properly filter special characters, which allows attackers to cause unspecified impact via a crafted filename.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 30, 2017, 9:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 30, 2018, 4:27 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-7976 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Suse linux_enterprise_server
2 Suse suse_linux_enterprise_server
3 Suse linux_enterprise_desktop
4 Suse linux_enterprise_debuginfo
5 Suse manager
6 Suse manager_proxy
1 Opensuse leap
2 Opensuse opensuse
1 Ntp ntp
1 Novell suse_openstack_cloud
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2015-7976.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00059.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00060.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00020.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00038.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00048.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00026.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00042.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00114.html Third Party Advisory
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug2938 Vendor Advisory
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160127-ntpd Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034782 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3096-1 Third Party Advisory
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa113 Third Party Advisory
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:09.ntp.asc
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-15 Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171031-0001/
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/718152 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-7976 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 21, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:09.ntp.asc [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 10, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171031-0001/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 24, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00026.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00026.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa113 No Types Assigned https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa113 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00020.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00020.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034782 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034782 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00038.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00038.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug2938 No Types Assigned http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug2938 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00059.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00059.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-15 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-15 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3096-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3096-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160127-ntpd No Types Assigned http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160127-ntpd Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00042.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00042.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00060.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00060.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00114.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00114.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/718152 No Types Assigned https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/718152 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00048.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00048.html Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-254
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p5:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.66:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.67:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.68:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.69:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.74:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.76:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.77:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.78:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.79:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.81:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.82:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.83:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.84:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.85:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.86:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.87:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.88:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.89:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:suse:linux_enterprise_debuginfo:11:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:suse:linux_enterprise_debuginfo:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:suse:linux_enterprise_debuginfo:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:suse:manager:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:suse:manager_proxy:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_openstack_cloud:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:12:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp4:*:*:ltss:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp2:*:*:ltss:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp3:*:*:ltss:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-7976 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-7976 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.39 }} 0.00%

score

0.69202

percentile

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