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 v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1548
CWE-ID: CWE-19
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: ntp.org
Affected software:
ntp

Detailed vulnerability description

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. 


How to mitigate CVE-2016-1548

Install updates from vendor's website.

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