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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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2015-04-08T10:00:00
Updated: 2018-01-04T19:57:01
Reserved: 2015-02-17T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2015-1798
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NVD Information
Status : Modified
Published: 2015-04-08T10:59:04.610
Modified: 2023-02-12T23:15:30.947
Link: CVE-2015-1798
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