CVE-2016-7434

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 71.73% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory FreeBSD.org Vendor Advisory ntp.org Vendor Advisory ntp.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03706en_us third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94448 vdb entry third party advisory
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3082 issue tracking vendor advisory mitigation
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40806/ exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#Recent_Vulnerabilities release notes vendor advisory
http://nwtime.org/ntp428p9_release/ third party advisory
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/633847 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037354 vdb entry third party advisory
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa139 third party advisory
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:39.ntp.asc third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-7434?
CVE-2016-7434 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-7434?
To fix CVE-2016-7434, 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-2016-7434 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-7434 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~72% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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