The symmetric-key feature in the receive function in ntp_proto.c in ntpd in NTP 4.x before 4.2.8p2 requires a correct MAC only if the MAC field has a nonzero length, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof packets by omitting the MAC.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2015-04-08T10:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T04:54:16.002Z

Reserved: 2015-02-17T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-1798

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-04-08T10:59:04.610

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:26:10.010

Link: CVE-2015-1798

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2015-04-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-1798 - Bugzilla