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CVE-2016-2518

ntp: out-of-bounds references on crafted packet

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

2.1

CVSS 2.0

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Published · April 26, 2016

Updated · May 13, 2026

Description

An out-of-bounds access flaw was found in the way ntpd processed certain packets. An authenticated attacker could use a crafted packet to create a peer association with hmode of 7 and larger, which could potentially (although highly unlikely) cause ntpd to crash.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 2.1
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

CWE not specified