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NTP: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption ('Resource Exhaustion') (CVE-2016-7427)

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NTP: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption ('Resource Exhaustion') (CVE-2016-7427)

Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
01/13/2017
Created
02/28/2023
Added
02/23/2023
Modified
03/01/2023

Description

The broadcast mode replay prevention functionality in ntpd in NTP before 4.2.8p9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reject broadcast mode packets) via a crafted broadcast mode packet.

Solution(s)

  • ntp-upgrade-latest

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