CVE-2016-2517
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2016-2517 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security does not consider this to be a security issue. An authenticated user could use various other means to disable access to an NTP server (for example, using the 'restrict' command). To mitigate this issue, disable remote configuration of NTP, or restrict this ability to trusted users.
CVSS v2 metrics
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 2.1 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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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 |
External References
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