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CVE-2016-7434 Detail

Description

The read_mru_list function in NTP before 4.2.8p9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted mrulist query.


Metrics

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Hyperlink Resource
http://nwtime.org/ntp428p9_release/ Third Party Advisory 
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3082 Issue Tracking  Mitigation  Vendor Advisory 
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#Recent_Vulnerabilities Release Notes  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94448 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037354 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa139 Third Party Advisory 
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03706en_us Third Party Advisory 
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:39.ntp.asc Third Party Advisory 
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40806/ Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/633847 Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-7434
NVD Published Date:
01/13/2017
NVD Last Modified:
06/18/2020
Source:
MITRE