Is CVE-2015-7703 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2015-7703 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2015-7703?

CVE-2015-7703 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2015-7703?

CVE-2015-7703 has an EPSS score of 3.82% (89th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2015-7703?

Upgrade ntp on debian 11 to 1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-1 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2015-7703

HIGHEPSS 89th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The "pidfile" or "driftfile" directives in NTP ntpd 4.2.x before 4.2.8p4, and 4.3.x before 4.3.77, when ntpd is configured to allow remote configuration, allows remote attackers with an IP address that is allowed to send configuration requests, and with knowledge of the remote configuration password to write to arbitrary files via the :config command.

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

How to fix

Remediation Available

ntpDebian

Fixed in:1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-1CVE-2015-7703

ntpUbuntu

Fixed in:1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.5USN-2783-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

3.82%probability of exploitation in 30 days

89thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 89% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

support.ntp.org

Third-Party Advisory9

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

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CVE-2024-3400	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-45105	Medium	5.9	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44228	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-21985	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2018-7600	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2020-3452	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.