Data Handling in ntp - CVE-2016-1548

 

Data Handling in ntp - CVE-2016-1548

Published: June 10, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU54027
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1548
CWE-ID: CWE-19
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper data handling. A remote attacker can spoof a packet from a legitimate ntpd server with an origin timestamp that matches the peer->dst timestamp recorded for that server. 


Affected software

ntp
SIMATIC NET CP 443-1 OPC UA

How to mitigate CVE-2016-1548

Install updates from vendor's website.

ntp - update to 4.2.6p2-RC5

External References

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