VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-7434
The read_mru_list function in NTP before 4.2.8p9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted mrulist query.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 52.9%
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 52.9%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The read_mru_list function in NTP before 4.2.8p9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted mrulist query.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 52.94% probability · 99th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- ntp/ntp · hpe/hpux-ntp
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://nwtime.org/ntp428p9_release/Third Party Advisory
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3082Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#Recent_VulnerabilitiesRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94448Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037354Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa139Third Party Advisory
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03706en_usThird Party Advisory
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:39.ntp.ascThird Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40806/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/633847Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://nwtime.org/ntp428p9_release/Third Party Advisory
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3082Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#Recent_VulnerabilitiesRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94448Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037354Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa139Third Party Advisory
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03706en_usThird Party Advisory
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:39.ntp.ascThird Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40806/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/633847Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.