vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-2519): NTP vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C) | May 11, 2016 | Jul 6, 2017 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
May 11, 2016
Added
Jul 6, 2017
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
ntpd in NTP before 4.2.8p7 and 4.3.x before 4.3.92 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ntpd abort) by a large request data value, which triggers the ctl_getitem function to return a NULL value.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-ntp
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