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CVE-2016-4956
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-07-05T01:59:03.283 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:48:29.990

Summary

ntpd in NTP 4.x before 4.2.8p8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (interleaved-mode transition and time change) via a spoofed broadcast packet. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-1548.

Affected products

ntp — ntp

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References

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