Field Assessment
AI analysis pending.
CVE
CVE-2015-1799
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.3
EPSS
0.90%
Original Filing — NVD Description
The symmetric-key feature in the receive function in ntp_proto.c in ntpd in NTP 3.x and 4.x before 4.2.8p2 performs state-variable updates upon receiving certain invalid packets, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to cause a denial of service (synchronization loss) by spoofing the source IP address of a peer.