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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2015-8139: Security patch for ntp (ALAS-2016-727)

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2015-8139: Security patch for ntp (ALAS-2016-727)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
04/28/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
08/01/2016
Modified
03/02/2020

Description

ntpq in NTP before 4.2.8p7 allows remote attackers to obtain origin timestamps and then impersonate peers via unspecified vectors.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-ntp

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