CVE-2016-7426

Summary

CVECVE-2016-7426
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-01-13 16:59:00 UTC
Updated2020-06-18 18:14:00 UTC
DescriptionNTP before 4.2.8p9 rate limits responses received from the configured sources when rate limiting for all associations is enabled, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (prevent responses from the sources) by sending responses with a spoofed source address.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-400

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Application Hpe Hpux-ntp All All All All
Application Hpe Hpux-ntp All All All All
Application Ntp Ntp All All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p203 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p204 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p205 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p206 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p207 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p208 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p209 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p210 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p211 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p212 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p213 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p214 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p215 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p216 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p217 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p218 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p219 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p220 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p221 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p222 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p223 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p224 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p225 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p226 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p227 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p228 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p229 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p230 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p231_rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p232_rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p233_rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p234_rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p235_rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p236_rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p237_rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p238_rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p239_rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p240_rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p241_rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p242_rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p243_rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p244_rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p245_rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p246_rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p247_rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p248_rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p249_rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p250_rc1 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 4.2.8 p8 All All
Application Ntp Ntp All All All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p203 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p204 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p205 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p206 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p207 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p208 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p209 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p210 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p211 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p212 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p213 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p214 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p215 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p216 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p217 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p218 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p219 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p220 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p221 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p222 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p223 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p224 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p225 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p226 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p227 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p228 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p229 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p230 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p231_rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p232_rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p233_rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p234_rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p235_rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p236_rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p237_rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p238_rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p239_rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p240_rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p241_rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p242_rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p243_rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p244_rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p245_rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p246_rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p247_rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p248_rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p249_rc1 All All
Application Ntp Ntp 4.2.5 p250_rc1 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 4.2.8 p8 All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.7 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.7 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.7 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.7 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.7 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.7 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
FreeBSD-SA-16:39 FREEBSD security.FreeBSD.org Third Party Advisory
support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice CONFIRM support.ntp.org Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
ntp Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Cause the Target Service to Crash - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
NTP CVE-2016-7426 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3707-2: NTP vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Document Display | HPE Support Center CONFIRM h20566.www2.hpe.com Third Party Advisory
Broadcom Support Portal CONFIRM bto.bluecoat.com Third Party Advisory
Network Time Foundation Publishes NTP 4.2.8p9 Security Release CONFIRM nwtime.org Third Party Advisory
Vulnerability Note VU#633847 - NTP.org ntpd contains multiple denial of service vulnerabilities CERT-VN www.kb.cert.org Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3071 CONFIRM support.ntp.org Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 378199 Virtuozzo Linux Security Update for ntp (VZLSA-2017:0252)
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