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IBM AIX: ntp_advisory6 (CVE-2015-8158): Vulnerabilities in NTP affect AIX

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jan 30, 2017
Added
Nov 30, 2017
Modified
Mar 27, 2026

Description

The getresponse function in ntpq in NTP versions before 4.2.8p9 and 4.3.x before 4.3.90 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted packets with incorrect values.

Solution

ibm-aix-ntp_advisory6
Title
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