CVE-2016-2516

ntp: assertion failure in ntpd on duplicate IPs on unconfig directives

Published Jan 30, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 5.3 Medium EPSS 8.9% KEV · Not listed
Description
NTP before 4.2.8p7 and 4.3.x before 4.3.92, when mode7 is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ntpd abort) by using the same IP address multiple times in an unconfig directive.

Analysis

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-559-1 ntp security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3629-1 ntp security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3096-1 NTP vulnerabilities
History

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-20

    Improper Input Validation

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 11:32 PM
Reserved
Feb 20, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 30, 2017, 9:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:44 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Apr 26, 2016, 12:00 AM