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CVE-2016-4957
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…
High7.5EPSS 44.9%
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Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 44.9% · top 1.2% 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: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (13)
- SUSE-SU-2016:1602 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1583 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- FreeBSD-SA-16:24 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FREEBSDx_transferred
- http://bugs.ntp.org/3046 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1036037 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:1584 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- VU#321640 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1636 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3046 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:1563 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- GLSA-201607-15 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .