PT-2016-5178
CVE-2016-2518
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Published
2016-04-28
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Updated
2024-06-15
Description by
CVSS 3.1
5.3
MediumMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
NTP versions prior to 4.2.8p9
NTP versions 4.3.x prior to 4.3.92
Description
The issue allows remote attackers to cause an out-of-bounds reference via an addpeer request with a large
hmode value. This is related to the MATCH ASSOC function.Recommendations
For NTP versions prior to 4.2.8p9, update to version 4.2.8p9 or later.
For NTP versions 4.3.x prior to 4.3.92, update to version 4.3.92 or later.
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