Vulnerability identifier: #VU12303
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 7.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
ntp
Server applications /
Other server solutions
Vendor: ntp.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to rate limits responses received from the configured sources when rate limiting for all associations is enabled. A remote attacker can send responses with a spoofed source address and cause the service to crash.
Mitigation
Update to version 4.2.8p9.
Vulnerable software versions
ntp: 4.2.8p1 - 4.2.8p8
External links
http://www.nwtime.org/ntp428p9_release/
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.