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CVE-2016-2519
ntpd in NTP before 4.2.8p7 and 4.3.x before 4.3.92 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ntpd abort) by a large request…
Medium5.9EPSS 6.9%
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- mitre
Description
ntpd in NTP before 4.2.8p7 and 4.3.x before 4.3.92 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ntpd abort) by a large request data value, which triggers the ctl_getitem function to return a NULL value.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.9% · top 5.9% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.9.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (8)
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3008 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- VU#718152 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 1035705 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171004-0002/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- FreeBSD-SA-16:16 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDx_transferred
- 88204 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- GLSA-201607-15 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
Sources
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Record last updated .