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CVE-2016-4953
HIGH · CVSS 7.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-07-05T01:59:00.143 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:48:29.210

Summary

ntpd in NTP 4.x before 4.2.8p8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ephemeral-association demobilization) by sending a spoofed crypto-NAK packet with incorrect authentication data at a certain time.

Affected products

ntp — ntp

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References

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