vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2016-1550: Moderate: ntp security update ((Multiple Advisories))
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Aug 3, 2016 | Aug 3, 2016 | Feb 19, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Aug 3, 2016
Added
Aug 3, 2016
Modified
Feb 19, 2026
Description
An exploitable vulnerability exists in the message authentication functionality of libntp in ntp 4.2.8p4 and NTPSec a5fb34b9cc89b92a8fef2f459004865c93bb7f92. An attacker can send a series of crafted messages to attempt to recover the message digest key.
Solutions
redhat-upgrade-ntpredhat-upgrade-ntp-debuginforedhat-upgrade-ntp-docredhat-upgrade-ntp-perlredhat-upgrade-ntpdateredhat-upgrade-sntp
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