vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: Security patch for ntp (ALAS-2016-649) (multiple CVEs)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Jan 26, 2016 | Feb 12, 2016 | Jul 28, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jan 26, 2016
Added
Feb 12, 2016
Modified
Jul 28, 2025
Description
NTP 4.x before 4.2.8p6 and 4.3.x before 4.3.90 do not verify peer associations of symmetric keys when authenticating packets, which might allow remote attackers to conduct impersonation attacks via an arbitrary trusted key, aka a "skeleton key."
Solutions
amazon-linux-upgrade-ntpamazon-linux-upgrade-ntp-debuginfoamazon-linux-upgrade-ntp-docamazon-linux-upgrade-ntp-perlamazon-linux-upgrade-ntpdate
References
- AMAZON-ALAS-2016-649
- CVE-2015-7974
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2015-7974
- CVE-2015-7977
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2015-7977
- CVE-2015-7978
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2015-7978
- CVE-2015-7979
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2015-7979
- CVE-2015-8138
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2015-8138
- CVE-2015-8158
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2015-8158
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