CVE-2016-4957high
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Description
ntpd in NTP before 4.2.8p8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crypto-NAK packet. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2016-1547.
References
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00018.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00023.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00024.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00028.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00040.html
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3046
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/321640
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036037
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:24.ntp.asc
Details
Source: MITRE
Published: 2016-07-05
Updated: 2020-06-18
Type: CWE-476
Risk Information
CVSS v2
Base Score: 5
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Impact Score: 2.9
Exploitability Score: 10
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS v3
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Impact Score: 3.6
Exploitability Score: 3.9
Severity: HIGH
Vulnerable Software
Configuration 1
OR
Configuration 2
OR
Configuration 3
OR
cpe:2.3:a:suse:manager_proxy:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:suse:openstack_cloud:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_manager:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:12:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp2:*:*:ltss:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp3:*:*:ltss:*:*:*
Tenable Plugins
| ID | Name | Product | Family | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99183 | AIX NTP v4 Advisory : ntp_advisory7.asc (IV87278) (IV87279) | Nessus | AIX Local Security Checks | high |
| 93352 | AIX 7.2 TL 0 : ntp (IV87939) (deprecated) | Nessus | AIX Local Security Checks | high |
| 93351 | AIX 7.1 TL 3 : ntp (IV87615) (deprecated) | Nessus | AIX Local Security Checks | high |
| 93350 | AIX 5.3 TL 12 : ntp (IV87614) (deprecated) | Nessus | AIX Local Security Checks | high |
| 93349 | AIX 7.1 TL 4 : ntp (IV87420) (deprecated) | Nessus | AIX Local Security Checks | high |
| 93348 | AIX 6.1 TL 9 : ntp (IV87419) (deprecated) | Nessus | AIX Local Security Checks | high |
| 93186 | SUSE SLES10 Security Update : ntp (SUSE-SU-2016:1912-1) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | critical |
| 93153 | SUSE SLES11 Security Update : ntp (SUSE-SU-2016:1602-1) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | high |
| 92927 | FreeBSD : FreeBSD -- Multiple ntp vulnerabilities (7cfcea05-600a-11e6-a6c3-14dae9d210b8) | Nessus | FreeBSD Local Security Checks | high |
| 92485 | GLSA-201607-15 : NTP: Multiple vulnerabilities | Nessus | Gentoo Local Security Checks | critical |
| 91721 | openSUSE Security Update : ntp (openSUSE-2016-750) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | high |
| 91666 | SUSE SLES11 Security Update : ntp (SUSE-SU-2016:1584-1) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | high |
| 91663 | SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : ntp (SUSE-SU-2016:1568-1) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | critical |
| 91662 | SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : ntp (SUSE-SU-2016:1563-1) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | high |
| 91630 | openSUSE Security Update : ntp (openSUSE-2016-727) | Nessus | SuSE Local Security Checks | high |
| 91515 | Network Time Protocol Daemon (ntpd) 4.x < 4.2.8p8 / 4.3.x < 4.3.93 Multiple Vulnerabilities | Nessus | Misc. | high |
| 91462 | Slackware 13.0 / 13.1 / 13.37 / 14.0 / 14.1 / current : ntp (SSA:2016-155-01) | Nessus | Slackware Local Security Checks | high |