CVE-2016-7429
low
CVSS v3
3.7
CVSS v4 NEW
—
VIR risk
3.7
Description
NTP before 4.2.8p9 changes the peer structure to the interface it receives the response from a source, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (prevent communication with a source) by sending a response for a source to an interface the source does not use.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
47%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Arch Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Fixed | 4.2.8.p9-1 |
Debian Fixed 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| bullseye | Fixed | 1:4.2.8p9+dfsg-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ntp | ntp | {"endIncluding":"4.2.8"} | |
References
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201611-28
- http://nwtime.org/ntp428p9_release/
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0252.html
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3072
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#Recent_Vulnerabilities
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94453
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037354
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa139
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03706en_us
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/633847
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7429.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7429
CWEs
CWE-18
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.