Resource Exhaustion Affecting ntpdate package, versions <0:4.2.6p5-28.amzn2.2.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
11.07% (96th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-NTPDATE-1662720
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed13 Jan 2017

Introduced: 13 Jan 2017

CVE-2016-9310  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 ntpdate to version 0:4.2.6p5-28.amzn2.2.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2018-1009.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ntpdate package and not the ntpdate package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

The control mode (mode 6) functionality in ntpd in NTP before 4.2.8p9 allows remote attackers to set or unset traps via a crafted control mode packet.