CVE - CVE-2015-1822

CVE-ID
CVE-2015-1822	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
chrony before 1.31.1 does not initialize the last "next" pointer when saving unacknowledged replies to command requests, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (uninitialized pointer dereference and daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a large number of command requests.
References
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BID:73956 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73956 CONFIRM:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html DEBIAN:DSA-3222 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3222 GENTOO:GLSA-201507-01 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-01 MLIST:[chrony-announce] 20150407 chrony-1.31.1 released (security) URL:http://listengine.tuxfamily.org/chrony.tuxfamily.org/chrony-announce/2015/04/msg00002.html
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Entry Created
20150217	Disclaimer: The entry creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20150217)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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