CVE-2016-7434
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
8.5
Description
The read_mru_list function in NTP before 4.2.8p9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted mrulist query.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| arch | fixed | 4.2.8.p9-1 | |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1:4.2.8p9+dfsg-1 |
References
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201611-28
- http://nwtime.org/ntp428p9_release/
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3082
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#Recent_Vulnerabilities
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94448
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037354
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa139
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03706en_us
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:39.ntp.asc
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40806/
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/633847
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7434.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-7434
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.