CVE-2016-9310 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in NTP by sending crafted control mode packets to set or unset traps.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-9310?
CVE-2016-9310 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ntp Ntp, published on 13 Jan 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The control mode (mode 6) functionality in ntpd in NTP before 4.2.8p9 allows remote attackers to set or unset traps via a crafted control mode packet.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9310?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ntp Ntp.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9310?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2016-9310 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9310 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ntp Ntp
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9310, GHSA-x99c-5hjh-5p3r, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9310.