CVE-2016-9310 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting NTP before version 4.2.8p9. It allows remote attackers to manipulate trap settings via crafted control mode packets due to a flaw in the control mode (mode 6) functionality. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, potentially leading to limited confidentiality and availability impacts. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness within the security community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.2.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:*:p8:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.