Memory leak in ntp - CVE-2020-15025
Published: June 25, 2020 / Updated: June 29, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU29293
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15025
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: ntp.org
Affected software:
ntp
ntp
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak when processing CMAC authentication. A remote attacker can force the application to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-15025
Install updates from vendor's website.