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CVE-2016-1549

Slackware Security Advisory - ntp Updates

Severity Score

6.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

A malicious authenticated peer can create arbitrarily-many ephemeral associations in order to win the clock selection algorithm in ntpd in NTP 4.2.8p4 and earlier and NTPsec 3e160db8dc248a0bcb053b56a80167dc742d2b74 and a5fb34b9cc89b92a8fef2f459004865c93bb7f92 and modify a victim's clock.

Un par malicioso autenticado puede crear arbitrariamente muchas asociaciones efímeras para ganar el algoritmo de selección de reloj en ntpd en NTP 4.2.8p4 y versiones anteriores y NTPsec 3e160db8dc248a0bcb053b56a80167dc742d2b74 y a5fb34b9cc89b92a8fef2f459004865c93bb7f92 y modificar un reloj de una víctima.

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in NTP, the worst of which could lead to Denial of Service. Versions less than 4.2.8_p8 are affected.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2016-01-07 CVE Reserved
  • 2016-05-02 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-19: Data Processing Errors
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Ntp
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 Ntp
Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp"
 4.2.8
Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" and version "4.2.8"
p4
Affected