vulnerability
NTP: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption ('Resource Exhaustion') (CVE-2016-7428)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | (AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Jan 13, 2017 | Feb 23, 2023 | Mar 1, 2023 |
Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jan 13, 2017
Added
Feb 23, 2023
Modified
Mar 1, 2023
Description
ntpd in NTP before 4.2.8p9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reject broadcast mode packets) via the poll interval in a broadcast packet.
Solution
ntp-upgrade-latest
References
Rapid7 Labs
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