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Resource Exhaustion Affecting ntpdate package, versions <0:4.2.6p5-25.0.1.el7_3.1

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.72% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-NTPDATE-2514157
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed13 Jan 2017
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Introduced: 13 Jan 2017

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 ntpdate to version 0:4.2.6p5-25.0.1.el7_3.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2017-0252.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ntpdate package and not the ntpdate package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 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.