vulnerability

IBM AIX: ntp_advisory7 (CVE-2016-4955): Vulnerabilities in NTP affect AIX

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jul 4, 2016
Added
Nov 30, 2017
Modified
Aug 11, 2025

Description

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.

Solution

ibm-aix-ntp_advisory7
Title
NEW

Explore Exposure Command

Confidently identify and prioritize exposures from endpoint to cloud with full attack surface visibility and threat-aware risk context.