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
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| EPSS | 52.94% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-01-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| hpe | hpux-ntp |
| ntp | ntp |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | NTP 4.2.8p8 - Denial of Service | 2016-11-21 |
References
- http://nwtime.org/ntp428p9_release/
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3082
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#Recent_Vulnerabilities
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94448
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037354
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa139
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03706en_us
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:39.ntp.asc
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40806/
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/633847
- http://nwtime.org/ntp428p9_release/
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3082
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#Recent_Vulnerabilities
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94448
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037354
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa139
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03706en_us
- https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:39.ntp.asc
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40806/
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/633847
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