VULNERABILITY

Oracle Linux: CVE-2015-8158: ELSA-2016-2583: ntp security and bug fix update (MODERATE)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2015-8158: ELSA-2016-2583: ntp security and bug fix update (MODERATE)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
11/09/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/09/2016
Modified
11/27/2024

Description

The getresponse function in ntpq in NTP versions before 4.2.8p9 and 4.3.x before 4.3.90 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted packets with incorrect values.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-ntp
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-ntpdate
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-ntp-doc
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-ntp-perl
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-sntp

References

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