CVE-2016-7427 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Network Time Protocol daemon (ntpd) versions prior to 4.2.8p9. This flaw, rated Medium severity (CVSS 4.3), allows a remote attacker on the same network segment to prevent the processing of legitimate broadcast mode NTP packets by sending a specially crafted packet, impacting the availability of time synchronization services. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.2.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p6:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p7:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p8:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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