SOL17516 - NTP vulnerability CVE-2015-7852

Vulnerability Recommended Actions

If you are running a version listed in the Versions known to be vulnerable column, you can eliminate this vulnerability by upgrading to a version listed in theVersions known to be not vulnerable column. If the table lists only an older version than what you are currently running, or does not list a non-vulnerable version, then no upgrade candidate currently exists.

To mitigate this vulnerability, ensure that established peer connections are trusted and avoid running instances ofntpq in interactive mode. In addition, runningntpqin interactive mode with raw mode enabled does not expose this issue. Raw mode can be enabled within** ntpq** interactive mode by using theraw keyword.

Supplemental Information

• SOL9970: Subscribing to email notifications regarding F5 products
• SOL9957: Creating a custom RSS feed to view new and updated documents
• SOL4918: Overview of the F5 critical issue hotfix policy
• SOL4602: Overview of the F5 security vulnerability response policy
• SOL167: Downloading software and firmware from F5
• SOL13123: Managing BIG-IP product hotfixes (11.x - 12.x)