CVE-2016-1549
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2016-1549 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact: to exploit this issue, an attacker must have access to a trustedkey if one is configured in the /etc/ntp.key file. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
CVSS v2 metrics
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 3.5 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | None |
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Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ntp | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ntp | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ntp | Will not fix |
Mitigation
Assure only trusted hosts have access to the trustedkey.
External References
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