CVE-2016-4954
The process_packet function in ntp_proto.c in ntpd in NTP 4.x before 4.2.8p8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (peer-variable modification) by sending spoofed packets from many
02 Description
The process_packet function in ntp_proto.c in ntpd in NTP 4.x before 4.2.8p8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (peer-variable modification) by sending spoofed packets from many
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 13.34% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 96.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2016-07-05 01:00Z10 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 00:46Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2016-05-23
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')Class
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- fd2c5225c13bba551b6d30c9f0cc073b66bb0df709c5664a69323a036dc36b3c
05 Affected products
06 References
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2016:1602http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00028.html
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-3096-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3096-1
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2016-c3bd6a3496https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WNWGCQLW2VY72NIUYMJOCAKJKTXHDUK2/
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2016:1583http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00023.html
- security.freebsd.orgFreeBSD-SA-16:24https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:24.ntp.asc
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2016:1912http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00026.html
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2016-89e0874533https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ORAMN3Q7TVJ54MBYF75XCJOE3DP7LYHT/
- h20566.www2.hpe.comhttps://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03757en_us
- www.securitytracker.com1036037http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036037
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2016:1584http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00024.html
- www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- support.ntp.orghttp://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3044
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2016:2094http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00042.html
- www.kb.cert.orgVU#321640http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/321640
- support.ntp.orghttp://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2016-50b0066b7fhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K3EYJQHJZ2KTVQ7ICEFHXTLZ36MRASWX/
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2016:1636http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00040.html
- bugs.ntp.orghttp://bugs.ntp.org/3044
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2016:1563http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00018.html
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201607-15https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-15
- packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137321/Slackware-Security-Advisory-ntp-Updates.html
- tools.cisco.com20160603 Multiple Vulnerabilities in Network Time Protocol Daemon Affecting Cisco Products: June 2016http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160603-ntpd
- www.securityfocus.com20170607 [security bulletin] HPESBHF03757 rev.1 - HPE Network Products including Comware 5 and Comware 7 running NTP, Remote Denial of Service (DoS)http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540683/100/0/threaded
- packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137322/FreeBSD-Security-Advisory-FreeBSD-SA-16-24.ntp.html
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2016:1568http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00020.html
- www.securityfocus.com20160604 [slackware-security] ntp (SSA:2016-155-01)http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538599/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com20170607 [security bulletin] HPESBHF03757 rev.1 - HPE Network Products including Comware 5 and Comware 7 running NTP, Remote Denial of Service (DoS)http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/540683/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com20160604 FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-16:24.ntphttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538600/100/0/threaded
- www.kb.cert.orgVU#321640https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/321640
- www.securityfocus.com20160604 [slackware-security] ntp (SSA:2016-155-01)http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/538599/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com20160604 FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-16:24.ntphttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/538600/100/0/threaded
- cert-portal.siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-497656.pdf
- us-cert.cisa.govhttps://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-103-11
- cert-portal.siemens.comhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-211752.pdf
- us-cert.cisa.govhttps://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-159-11
07 Fixed in
Debian 11
- ntp Fixed in 1:4.2.8p8+dfsg-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- ntp Fixed in 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.10
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- ntp Fixed in 1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.3
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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