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CVE-2016-4955
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.9
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-07-05T01:59:02.267 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:48:29.747

Summary

ntpd in NTP 4.x before 4.2.8p8, when autokey is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (peer-variable clearing and association outage) by sending (1) a spoofed crypto-NAK packet or (2) a packet with an incorrect MAC value at a certain time.

Affected products

ntp — ntp

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References

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