CVE-2016-4957 (GCVE-0-2016-4957)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-07-05 01:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 00:46
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
ntpd in NTP before 4.2.8p8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crypto-NAK packet. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2016-1547.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
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| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-15 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO |
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