CVE-2016-1548
HIGHEPSS 89th pctlDescription
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.
How to fix
Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
Exploit Intelligence
Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 89% of all known CVEs.
References
- lists.fedoraproject.org
- lists.fedoraproject.org
- lists.opensuse.org
- lists.opensuse.org
- lists.opensuse.org
- lists.opensuse.org
- lists.opensuse.org
- lists.opensuse.org
- lists.opensuse.org
- lists.opensuse.org
- packetstormsecurity.com
- rhn.redhat.com
- tools.cisco.com
- debian.org
- oracle.com
- oracle.com
- securityfocus.com
- securityfocus.com
- securityfocus.com
- securitytracker.com
- ubuntu.com
- access.redhat.com
- cert-portal.siemens.com
- cert-portal.siemens.com
- security.freebsd.org
- security.gentoo.org
- security.netapp.com
- us-cert.cisa.gov
- us-cert.cisa.gov
- arista.com
- debian.org
- kb.cert.org
- talosintelligence.com
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