CVE-2016-1567 describes a "skeleton key" vulnerability in chrony versions prior to 1.31.2 and 2.2.1. This flaw allows remote attackers to impersonate legitimate peers by exploiting chrony's failure to verify peer associations of symmetric keys during packet authentication. With a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH), this vulnerability is network-exploitable with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but requires high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.31.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tuxfamily:chrony:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tuxfamily:chrony:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tuxfamily:chrony:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tuxfamily:chrony:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tuxfamily:chrony:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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