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$ cve CVE-2016-7434 JSON

CVE-2016-7434 EXPLOIT

7.5
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 52.9% (pctl 99)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

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.

Scoring

CVSS7.5 (HIGH, v3.1)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS52.94% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs
WeaknessCWE-20
On CISA KEVno
Public exploityes
Published2017-01-13
Last modified2026-06-17

Affected (2)

VendorProduct
hpehpux-ntp
ntpntp

Public exploits

SourceTitleDate
exploit-dbNTP 4.2.8p8 - Denial of Service2016-11-21

References

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