CVE-2016-1550
ntp: libntp message digest disclosure
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Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · April 26, 2016
Updated · May 7, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the way NTP's libntp performed message authentication. An attacker able to observe the timing of the comparison function used in packet authentication could potentially use this flaw to recover the message digest.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 2.6AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
CWE not specified