CVE-2016-4954

Summary

CVECVE-2016-4954
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-07-05 01:59:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:32:00 UTC
DescriptionThe process_packet function in ntp_proto.c in ntpd in NTP 4.x before 4.2.8p8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (peer-variable modification) by sending spoofed packets from many source IP addresses in a certain scenario, as demonstrated by triggering an incorrect leap indication.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-362

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ntp Ntp All All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 - All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p1-beta1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p1-beta2 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p1-beta3 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p1-beta4 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p1-beta5 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p1-rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p1-rc2 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p2 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p2-rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p2-rc2 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p2-rc3 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p3 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p3-rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p3-rc2 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p3-rc3 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p4 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p5 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p6 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p7 All All
Application Ntp Ntp All All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 - All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p1-beta1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p1-beta2 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p1-beta3 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p1-beta4 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p1-beta5 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p1-rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p1-rc2 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p2 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p2-rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p2-rc2 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p2-rc3 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p3 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p3-rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p3-rc2 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p3-rc3 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p4 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p5 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p6 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.8 p7 All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.2 All All All
Operating System Oracle Solaris 10 All All All
Operating System Oracle Solaris 11.3 All All All
Operating System Oracle Solaris 10 All All All
Operating System Oracle Solaris 11.3 All All All
Hardware Siemens Simatic Net Cp 443-1 Opc Ua - All All All
Operating System Siemens Simatic Net Cp 443-1 Opc Ua Firmware All All All All
Hardware Siemens Tim 4r-ie - All All All
Hardware Siemens Tim 4r-ie Dnp3 - All All All
Operating System Siemens Tim 4r-ie Dnp3 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Siemens Tim 4r-ie Firmware All All All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 sp1 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 sp1 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 sp2 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 sp3 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 sp4 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12 sp1 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 sp2 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 sp3 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 sp4 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12 sp1 All All
Application Suse Manager 2.1 All All All
Application Suse Manager 2.1 All All All
Application Suse Manager Proxy 2.1 All All All
Application Suse Manager Proxy 2.1 All All All
Application Suse Openstack Cloud 5 All All All
Application Suse Openstack Cloud 5 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Oracle Solaris Bulletin - April 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
Document Display | HPE Support Center CONFIRM h20566.www2.hpe.com Third Party Advisory
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3044 CONFIRM support.ntp.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1636-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Siemens SIMATIC NET CP 443-1 OPC UA | CISA MISC us-cert.cisa.gov
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1583-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1568-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
NTP: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201607-15) — Gentoo Security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Vulnerability Note VU#321640 - NTP.org ntpd is vulnerable to denial of service and other vulnerabilities CERT-VN www.kb.cert.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1602-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-211752.pdf CONFIRM cert-portal.siemens.com
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: ntp-4.2.6p5-41.fc23 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: ntp-4.2.6p5-41.fc23 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
ntp Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Modify Parameters and Deny Service - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice CONFIRM support.ntp.org Vendor Advisory
Multiple Vulnerabilities in Network Time Protocol Daemon Affecting Cisco Products: June 2016 CISCO tools.cisco.com
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
Vulnerability Note VU#321640 - NTP.org ntpd is vulnerable to denial of service and other vulnerabilities CERT-VN www.kb.cert.org Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Slackware Security Advisory - ntp Updates ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1563-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 24 Update: ntp-4.2.6p5-41.fc24 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: ntp-4.2.6p5-41.fc22 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
Bug 3044 – Processing spoofed server packets CONFIRM bugs.ntp.org Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: ntp-4.2.6p5-41.fc22 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1912-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2094-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
Siemens TIM 4R-IE Devices | CISA CONFIRM us-cert.cisa.gov
FreeBSD Security Advisory - FreeBSD-SA-16:24.ntp ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1584-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
FreeBSD-SA-16:24 FREEBSD security.FreeBSD.org Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 24 Update: ntp-4.2.6p5-41.fc24 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-497656.pdf CONFIRM cert-portal.siemens.com
USN-3096-1: NTP vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 590721 Siemens TIM 4R-IE Devices Multiple Vulnerabilities (ICSA-21-103-11)
  • 590736 Siemens SIMATIC NET CP 443-1 OPC UA Multiple Vulnerabilities (ICSA-21-159-11)
  • 690292 Free Berkeley Software Distribution (FreeBSD) Security Update for FreeBSD (7cfcea05-600a-11e6-a6c3-14dae9d210b8)
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