CVE-2015-1798

LOW · CVSS 1.8 EPSS 2.22%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2015-04-08 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

CVE

CVE-2015-1798

Severity

LOW

CVSS

1.8

EPSS

2.22%

Original Filing — NVD Description

The symmetric-key feature in the receive function in ntp_proto.c in ntpd in NTP 4.x before 4.2.8p2 requires a correct MAC only if the MAC field has a nonzero length, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof packets by omitting the MAC.