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CVE-2015-7976

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-7976 describes a vulnerability in the ntpq saveconfig command across various NTP versions, including 4.1.2 and 4.2.x before 4.2.8p6, affecting products like Novell, NTP, openSUSE, and SUSE. The flaw stems from improper filtering of special characters in filenames, allowing attackers to cause unspecified impact. With a CVSS v3 score of 4.3 (Medium), this vulnerability has a network attack vector and low attack complexity, but its potential impact is limited to low integrity and no confidentiality or availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage, indicating a low current threat level.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 4.2.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:*:p5:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

4.3MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.51%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0351 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 21,951 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (3)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: ntp
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: ntp
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: ntp

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2015-7976Low

ntp: 'ntpq saveconfig' command allows dangerous characters in filenames

Jan 20, 2016

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00059.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00060.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00020.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00038.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00048.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00026.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00042.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00114.html
Third Party Advisory
bto.bluecoat.com / security-advisory/sa113
Third Party Advisory
security.freebsd.org / advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:09.ntp.asc
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201607-15
Third Party Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20171031-0001
support.ntp.org / bin/view/Main/NtpBug2938
Vendor Advisory
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/718152
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
tools.cisco.com / security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160127-ntpd
Third Party Advisory
securitytracker.com / id/1034782
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-3096-1
Third Party Advisory