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CVE-2016-1550

ntp: libntp message digest disclosure

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

2.6

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

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 2.6
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CWE not specified