vulnwire
7.5high

CVE-2016-7434in critical feed1 exploit

The read_mru_list function in NTP before 4.2.8p9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted mrulist query.

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
53.1%
percentile 99%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

The read_mru_list function in NTP before 4.2.8p9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted mrulist query.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

53.09% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-40806 NTP 4.2.8p8 - Denial of Service · dos · 2016-11-21

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.17.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

  • h20566.www2.hpe.com /hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03706en_us · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/94448 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • support.ntp.org /bin/view/Main/NtpBug3082 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • exploit-db.com /exploits/40806/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • support.ntp.org /bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#Recent_Vulnerabilities · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • nwtime.org /ntp428p9_release/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • kb.cert.org /vuls/id/633847 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1037354 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • bto.bluecoat.com /security-advisory/sa139 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • security.freebsd.org /advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:39.ntp.asc · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FREEBSD, x_transferred

Sources

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