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CVE-2015-7975

HPE Security Bulletin HPESBHF03750 1

Severity Score

6.2
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

The nextvar function in NTP before 4.2.8p6 and 4.3.x before 4.3.90 does not properly validate the length of its input, which allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (application crash).

La función nextvar en NTP en versiones anteriores a 4.2.8p6 y 4.3.x en versiones anteriores a 4.3.90 no valida correctamente la longitud de su entrada, lo que permite a un atacante provocar una denegación de servicio (caída de la aplicación).

Aanchal Malhotra discovered that NTP incorrectly handled authenticated broadcast mode. A remote attacker could use this issue to perform a replay attack. Matt Street discovered that NTP incorrectly verified peer associations of symmetric keys. A remote attacker could use this issue to perform an impersonation attack. Jonathan Gardner discovered that the NTP ntpq utility incorrectly handled memory. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ntpq to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Various other issues were also addressed.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
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Tech. Impact
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2015-10-23 CVE Reserved
  • 2016-01-27 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CAPEC
References (20)
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Ntp
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Ntp
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<= 4.2.8
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p5
Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.0
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.1
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.2
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.3
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.4
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.5
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.6
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.7
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.8
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.10
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.11
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.12
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.13
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.14
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.15
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.16
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.17
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.18
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.19
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.20
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.21
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.22
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.23
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.24
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.25
Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" and version "4.3.25"
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.26
Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" and version "4.3.26"
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.27
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.28
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.29
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.30
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.31
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.32
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.33
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.34
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.35
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.36
Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" and version "4.3.36"
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.37
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.38
Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" and version "4.3.38"
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.39
Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" and version "4.3.39"
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.40
Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" and version "4.3.40"
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.41
Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" and version "4.3.41"
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.42
Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" and version "4.3.42"
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.43
Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" and version "4.3.43"
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.44
Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" and version "4.3.44"
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.45
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.46
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.47
Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" and version "4.3.47"
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.48
Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" and version "4.3.48"
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.49
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.50
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.51
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.52
Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" and version "4.3.52"
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.53
Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" and version "4.3.53"
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.54
Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" and version "4.3.54"
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.55
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.56
Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" and version "4.3.56"
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.57
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp"
4.3.58
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.59
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.60
Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" and version "4.3.60"
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.61
Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" and version "4.3.61"
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.62
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.63
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.64
Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" and version "4.3.64"
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.65
Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" and version "4.3.65"
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.66
Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" and version "4.3.66"
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.67
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.68
Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" and version "4.3.68"
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.69
Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" and version "4.3.69"
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.70
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.71
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.72
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.73
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.74
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.75
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.76
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.77
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.78
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.79
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.80
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.81
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Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.82
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Affected
Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.83
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Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.84
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Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.85
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Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.86
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Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.87
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Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.88
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Ntp
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Ntp
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4.3.89
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