A flaw was found in the control mode functionality of ntpd. A remote attacker could send a crafted control mode packet which could lead to information disclosure or result in DDoS amplification attacks.
Find out more about CVE-2016-9310 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Base Score | 5.8 |
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Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P |
Access Vector | Network |
Access Complexity | Medium |
Authentication | None |
Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
Integrity Impact | None |
Availability Impact | Partial |
CVSS3 Base Score | 4.8 |
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CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L |
Attack Vector | Network |
Attack Complexity | High |
Privileges Required | None |
User Interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | Low |
Integrity Impact | None |
Availability Impact | Low |
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Platform | Errata | Release Date |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (ntp) | RHSA-2017:0252 | 2017-02-06 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (ntp) | RHSA-2017:0252 | 2017-02-06 |
Platform | Package | State |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ntp | Will not fix |
Use "restrict default noquery ..." in your ntp.conf file.