vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2016-7429: Security patch for ntp (ALAS-2017-781)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Jan 4, 2017 | Jan 5, 2017 | Oct 14, 2022 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jan 4, 2017
Added
Jan 5, 2017
Modified
Oct 14, 2022
Description
NTP before 4.2.8p9 changes the peer structure to the interface it receives the response from a source, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (prevent communication with a source) by sending a response for a source to an interface the source does not use.
Solution
amazon-linux-upgrade-ntp
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