Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU54029

#VU54029 Input validation error in ntp - CVE-2016-1547

Published: June 10, 2021

Vulnerability identifier: #VU54029

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1547

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
ntp

Software vendor:
ntp.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

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