CVE-2016-9311
ntpd in NTP before 4.2.8p9, when the trap service is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted packet.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.1%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
ntpd in NTP before 4.2.8p9, when the trap service is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted packet.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 11.09% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- ntp/ntp
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 13.0% on 21 September 2026 to 11.1% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- http://nwtime.org/ntp428p9_release/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0252.html
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3119Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#Recent_VulnerabilitiesVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94444Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037354
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa139
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03706en_us
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:39.ntp.asc
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03799en_us
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03885en_us
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3707-2/
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/633847Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://nwtime.org/ntp428p9_release/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0252.html
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3119Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#Recent_VulnerabilitiesVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94444Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037354
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa139
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03706en_us
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:39.ntp.asc
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03799en_us
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03885en_us
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3707-2/
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/633847Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.