HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2015-7848

Clustered Data Ontap vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
6.1%
EPSS pct
93th
Exploited
No known
An integer overflow can occur in NTP-dev.4.3.70 leading to an out-of-bounds memory copy operation when processing a specially crafted private mode packet. The crafted packet needs to have the correct message authentication code and a valid timestamp. When processed by the NTP daemon, it leads to an immediate crash.
Affected vendor
Netapp
Affected product
Clustered Data Ontap
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound
Published
2017-01-06

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 6.1% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 93% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2015-7848

  • Confirm whether Netapp Clustered Data Ontap is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2015-7848.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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