CVE-2015-7973

MediumCVSS 6.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

NTP before 4.2.8p6 and 4.3.x before 4.3.90, when configured in broadcast mode, allows man-in-the-middle attackers to conduct replay attacks by sniffing the network.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 6.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jan 30, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2015-7973: Medium severity, CVSS 6.5 | Vulnix