CVE-2016-2519

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2016-04-26
Bugzilla:
1331469: CVE-2016-2519 ntp: ctl_getitem() return value not always checked

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

ntpd in NTP before 4.2.8p7 and 4.3.x before 4.3.92 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ntpd abort) by a large request data value, which triggers the ctl_getitem function to return a NULL value.

Find out more about CVE-2016-2519 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

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 Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 ntp Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 ntp Not affected

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