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CVE-2016-2516

NTP before 4.2.8p7 and 4.3.x before 4.3.92, when mode7 is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ntpd abort) by usi…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.3
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
8.9%
percentile 95%
Public exploits
0
none known

NTP before 4.2.8p7 and 4.3.x before 4.3.92, when mode7 is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ntpd abort) by using the same IP address multiple times in an unconfig directive.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

8.95% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.3CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.07.1AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

  • debian.org /security/2016/dsa-3629 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/88180 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • kb.cert.org /vuls/id/718152 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1035705 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • oracle.com /technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • security.netapp.com /advisory/ntap-20171004-0002/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • support.ntp.org /bin/view/Main/NtpBug3011 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • security.freebsd.org /advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:16.ntp.asc · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FREEBSD, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201607-15 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred

Sources

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