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VPR Score: 6.7
Synopsis
The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.
Description
New ntp packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, 13.0, and -current to fix a security issue. If a spoofed mode 7 packet is sent to a vulnerable NTP daemon it may cause CPU and/or disk space exhaustion, resulting in a denial of service.
Solution
Update the affected ntp package.