Information Exposure Affecting ntp package, versions <0:4.2.6p5-22.el7_2.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.45% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-NTP-2064614
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed26 Apr 2016

Introduced: 26 Apr 2016

CVE-2016-1550  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 ntp to version 0:4.2.6p5-22.el7_2.2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ntp package and not the ntp package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

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