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CVE-2016-7434

Publication date 13 January 2017

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5 · High

Score breakdown

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
ntp 17.04 zesty
Not affected
16.10 yakkety
Fixed 1:4.2.8p8+dfsg-1ubuntu2.1
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.5
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
ntp

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

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