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CVE-2015-7974

HIGH · CVSS 7.7 EPSS 5.66%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-01-26 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.7. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2015-7974
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.7
EPSS
5.66%

Original NVD Description

NTP 4.x before 4.2.8p6 and 4.3.x before 4.3.90 do not verify peer associations of symmetric keys when authenticating packets, which might allow remote attackers to conduct impersonation attacks via an arbitrary trusted key, aka a "skeleton key."