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HP-UX: CVE-2016-9311: NTP service running ntpd, Multiple Vulnerabilities

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HP-UX: CVE-2016-9311: NTP service running ntpd, Multiple Vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
01/13/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
08/11/2017
Modified
01/08/2018

Description

ntpd in NTP before 4.2.8p9, when the trap service is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted packet.

Solution(s)

  • hpux-update-ntp-ntp-aux
  • hpux-update-ntp-ntp-run

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