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CVE-2016-4956 Detail

Description

ntpd in NTP 4.x before 4.2.8p8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (interleaved-mode transition and time change) via a spoofed broadcast packet. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-1548.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://bugs.ntp.org/3042 CVE, MITRE Issue Tracking  Vendor Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00018.html CVE, MITRE Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00020.html CVE, MITRE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00023.html CVE, MITRE Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00024.html CVE, MITRE Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00028.html CVE, MITRE Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00040.html CVE, MITRE Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00026.html CVE, MITRE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00042.html CVE, MITRE
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137321/Slackware-Security-Advisory-ntp-Updates.html CVE, MITRE
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3042 CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice CVE, MITRE Release Notes  Vendor Advisory 
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160603-ntpd CVE, MITRE
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/321640 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538599/100/0/threaded CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538600/100/0/threaded CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540683/100/0/threaded CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/538599/100/0/threaded CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/538600/100/0/threaded CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/540683/100/0/threaded CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91009 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036037 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3096-1 CVE, MITRE
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-211752.pdf CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03757en_us CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K3EYJQHJZ2KTVQ7ICEFHXTLZ36MRASWX/ CVE, MITRE
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ORAMN3Q7TVJ54MBYF75XCJOE3DP7LYHT/ CVE, MITRE
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WNWGCQLW2VY72NIUYMJOCAKJKTXHDUK2/ CVE, MITRE
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:24.ntp.asc CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-15 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-159-11 CVE, MITRE
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/321640 CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
NVD-CWE-noinfo Insufficient Information cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-4956
NVD Published Date:
07/04/2016
NVD Last Modified:
04/12/2025
Source:
MITRE