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ID:3887 - Exploit for Input validation error in ntp - CVE-2016-7434
ID:3887 - Exploit for Input validation error in ntp - CVE-2016-7434
Published: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU39825
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7434
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
ntp
ntp
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.