Resource Exhaustion Affecting ntp package, versions <1:4.2.8p9+dfsg-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
12.88% (97th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-NTP-372672
  • published13 Jan 2017
  • 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 Debian:10 ntp to version 1:4.2.8p9+dfsg-1 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 Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 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.