Is CVE-2018-7185 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-7185 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-7185?

CVE-2018-7185 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-7185?

CVE-2018-7185 has an EPSS score of 9.24% (95th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-7185?

Upgrade ntp on debian 11 to 1:4.2.8p11+dfsg-1 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-7185

HIGHEPSS 95th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The protocol engine in ntp 4.2.6 before 4.2.8p11 allows a remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disruption) by continually sending a packet with a zero-origin timestamp and source IP address of the "other side" of an interleaved association causing the victim ntpd to reset its association.

How to fix

Remediation Available

ntpDebian

Fixed in:1:4.2.8p11+dfsg-1CVE-2018-7185

ntpUbuntu

Fixed in:1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.13USN-3707-1

Fixed in:1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.9USN-3707-1

Fixed in:1:4.2.8p10+dfsg-5ubuntu7.1USN-3707-1

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

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

9.24%probability of exploitation in 30 days

95thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 95% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

support.ntp.org

Third-Party Advisory11

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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 2025-01-14.