Fedora 20 : ntp-4.2.6p5-22.fc20 (2015-5874)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 83010

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

Security fix for CVE-2015-1799, CVE-2015-1798, #1210324

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Solution

Update the affected ntp package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 83010

File Name: fedora_2015-5874.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Fedora Local Security Checks

Published: 4/23/2015

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:ntp, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:20

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/9/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-1798, CVE-2015-1799

BID: 73950, 73951

FEDORA: 2015-5874

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