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Case File

CVE-2015-7855

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 31.07% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-08-07 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2015-7855
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.5
EPSS
31.07%

Original Filing — NVD Description

The decodenetnum function in ntpd in NTP 4.2.x before 4.2.8p4, and 4.3.x before 4.3.77 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure) via a 6 or mode 7 packet containing a long data value.