Buffer overflow in NetApp Clustered Data Ontap

CVE-2015-7853

The datalen parameter in the refclock driver in NTP 4.2.x before 4.2.8p4, and 4.3.x before 4.3.77 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (crash) via a negative input value.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.118 (96.0th percentile), scored .

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2015-7853: held from 0.118 to 0.118.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.118 · newest: 0.118 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-7853?
CVE-2015-7853 is a critical-severity vulnerability in NetApp Clustered Data Ontap, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-08-07.
How severe is CVE-2015-7853?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.