CVE-2016-1548

Public Exploit

Description

An attacker can spoof a packet from a legitimate ntpd server with an origin timestamp that matches the peer->dst timestamp recorded for that server. After making this switch, the client in NTP 4.2.8p4 and earlier and NTPSec aa48d001683e5b791a743ec9c575aaf7d867a2b0c will reject all future legitimate server responses. It is possible to force the victim client to move time after the mode has been changed. ntpq gives no indication that the mode has been switched.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.90% Top 15%
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Affected: NTP Project NTP
Affected: NTPsec Project NTPSec
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References

Link Tags
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3096-1 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3629 vendor advisory
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0082/ third party advisory exploit
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1141 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00026.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/88264 vdb entry
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/718152 third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1552.html vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035705 vdb entry
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171004-0002/
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160428-ntpd vendor advisory
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:16.ntp.asc vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00042.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00114.html vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-15 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00052.html vendor advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136864/Slackware-Security-Advisory-ntp-Updates.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00001.html vendor advisory
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2016-0082
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184669.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00037.html vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3629 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538233/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00020.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/538233/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00034.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183647.html vendor advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-497656.pdf
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-103-11
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-211752.pdf
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-159-11
https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/1332-security-advisory-19

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1548?
CVE-2016-1548 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-1548?
To fix CVE-2016-1548, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-1548 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-1548 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2016-1548?
CVE-2016-1548 affects NTP Project NTP, NTPsec Project NTPSec.
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