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CVE-2016-2518

Published: Jan 30, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD csafCWE-125
5.3MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
15.1%
Top 3.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The MATCH_ASSOC function in NTP before version 4.2.8p9 and 4.3.x before 4.3.92 allows remote attackers to cause an out-of-bounds reference via an addpeer request with a large hmode value.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-125

Affected Products

netapp
commercial·US
clustered data ontap
Hardware Firmware
data ontap
Hardware Firmware
oncommand balance
Hardware Firmware
oncommand performance manager
Hardware Firmware
oncommand unified manager for clustered data ontap
Hardware Firmware
oracle
commercial·USaka oracle corp.
communications user data repositoryOn-premDatabase
Databases
linuxOn-prem
Databases / cache-message-queue
ntp
oss-projectaka ntp daemon
ntpOn-prem
Networking Infrastructure / dns-dhcp-ntp
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
debian linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
redhat
commercial·USaka red hat
enterprise linux workstationOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
freebsd
oss-project·US
freebsdOn-premOS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3096-1
ubuntu.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3629
debian.org
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html
oracle.com
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