#VU39823 Resource exhaustion in ntp - CVE-2016-7428

 

#VU39823 Resource exhaustion in ntp - CVE-2016-7428

Published: January 13, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU39823
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7428
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
ntp
Software vendor:
ntp.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

ntpd in NTP before 4.2.8p9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reject broadcast mode packets) via the poll interval in a broadcast packet.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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