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CentOS Linux: CVE-2016-7433: Moderate: ntp security update (CESA-2017:0252)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2016-7433: Moderate: ntp security update (CESA-2017:0252)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
01/13/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
02/07/2017
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

NTP before 4.2.8p9 does not properly perform the initial sync calculations, which allows remote attackers to unspecified impact via unknown vectors, related to a "root distance that did not include the peer dispersion."

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-ntp
  • centos-upgrade-ntp-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-ntp-doc
  • centos-upgrade-ntp-perl
  • centos-upgrade-ntpdate
  • centos-upgrade-sntp

References

  • 94455
  • 633847
  • Category I
  • 2016-A-0331
  • 2017-A-0003
  • CVE-2016-7433
  • RHSA-2017:0252
  • USN-3349-1
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