SB2017013003 - Denial of service in NTP

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SB2017013003 - Denial of service in NTP

Published: January 30, 2017 Updated: June 10, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2017013003
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Partial DoS

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2518)

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in the MATCH_ASSOC function. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and cause a denial of service condition on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References