Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2015-7692 is a remote crash issue in ntpd, the Network Time Protocol daemon. An attacker could cause a denial of service against affected NTP versions. Business urgency depends on whether vulnerable ntpd services are exposed or support critical time synchronization. Exposure is most likely on systems running vulnerable ntpd versions, especially internet-facing or widely reachable NTP services. The source bundle references multiple vendor advisories, so validate exposure through installed package versions and the relevant vendor bulletin. Treat as a timely maintenance and resilience issue, not an emergency without exposure evidence. Prioritize remediation where NTP is externally reachable, supports authentication-sensitive systems, or affects operational monitoring, logging, and certificate-dependent services. Mitigation focus: Upgrade ntpd to NTP 4.2.8p4, 4.3.77, or a vendor-fixed package.; Review Red Hat, Debian, Gentoo, Oracle, or NetApp guidance where applicable.; Prioritize exposed NTP servers and critical time infrastructure first..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1274254CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- GLSA-201607-15CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171004-0001/CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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