Medium severity · published Jan 30, 2017
CVE-2016-2518
The MATCH_ASSOC function in NTP before version 4.2.8p9 and 4.3.x before 4.3.92 allows remote attackers to cause an out-of-bounds reference via an addpeer request with a large…
5.3
CVSS
15.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The MATCH_ASSOC function in NTP before version 4.2.8p9 and 4.3.x before 4.3.92 allows remote attackers to cause an out-of-bounds reference via an addpeer request with a large hmode value.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)15.1% · higher than 97% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CD
Clustered Data Ontap · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
CU
Communications User Data Repository · Oracle
10.0.0; 10.0.1; 12.0.0 · source: NVD
DO
Data Ontap · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0; 9.0; 10.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Desktop · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
6.0; 7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Aus · Redhat
7.2; 7.4; 7.6 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Eus · Redhat
7.2; 7.3; 7.4; 7.5; 7.6; 7.7 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Tus · Redhat
7.2; 7.3; 7.6; 7.7 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Workstation · Redhat
6.0 · source: NVD
FR
Freebsd · Freebsd
9.3; 9.3; 9.3; 9.3; 9.3; 9.3; +34 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Oracle
6; 7 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2518
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2518
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183647.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184669.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00034.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00037.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00052.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00001.html
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