vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2016-7426: Moderate: ntp security update (RHSA-2017:0252)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Jan 13, 2017 | Feb 8, 2017 | Jul 9, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jan 13, 2017
Added
Feb 8, 2017
Modified
Jul 9, 2025
Description
NTP before 4.2.8p9 rate limits responses received from the configured sources when rate limiting for all associations is enabled, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (prevent responses from the sources) by sending responses with a spoofed source address.
Solutions
no-fix-redhat-rpm-packageredhat-upgrade-ntpredhat-upgrade-ntp-debuginforedhat-upgrade-ntp-docredhat-upgrade-ntp-perlredhat-upgrade-ntpdateredhat-upgrade-sntp
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