CVE-2016-1550
A flaw was found in the way NTP's libntp performed message authentication. An attacker able to observe the timing of the comparison function used in packet authentication could potentially use this flaw to recover the message digest.
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CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | None |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (ntp) | RHSA-2016:1141 | 2016-05-31 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Update Support 6.7 (ntp) | RHSA-2016:1552 | 2016-08-03 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (ntp) | RHSA-2016:1141 | 2016-05-31 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ntp | Will not fix |