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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.106092
Category:General
Title:NTP.org 'ntpd' Multiple Vulnerabilities (Jun 2016)
Summary:NTP.org's reference implementation of NTP server, ntpd, is prone to; multiple vulnerabilities.
Description:Summary:
NTP.org's reference implementation of NTP server, ntpd, is prone to
multiple vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability Insight:
NTP.org's ntpd is prone multiple vulnerabilities:

- CRYPTO-NAK denial of service (CVE-2016-4957).

- Bad authentication demobilizes ephemeral associations (CVE-2016-4953).

- Processing of spoofed server packets affects peer variables (CVE-2016-4954).

- Autokey associations may be reset when repeatedly receiving spoofed packets (CVE-2016-4955).

- Broadcast associations are not covered in Sec 2978 patch, which may be leveraged to flip broadcast
clients into interleave mode (CVE-2016-4956).

Vulnerability Impact:
Unauthenticated, remote attackers may be able to spoof or send
specially crafted packets to create denial of service conditions.

Affected Software/OS:
NTPd version 4.2.8p7 and prior

Solution:
Update to version 4.2.8p8 or later.

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-4953
BugTraq ID: 91010
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91010
Bugtraq: 20160604 FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-16:24.ntp (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538600/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/538600/100/0/threaded
Bugtraq: 20160604 [slackware-security] ntp (SSA:2016-155-01) (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538599/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/538599/100/0/threaded
Bugtraq: 20170607 [security bulletin] HPESBHF03757 rev.1 - HPE Network Products including Comware 5 and Comware 7 running NTP, Remote Denial of Service (DoS) (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540683/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/540683/100/0/threaded
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#321640
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/321640
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/321640
Cisco Security Advisory: 20160603 Multiple Vulnerabilities in Network Time Protocol Daemon Affecting Cisco Products: June 2016
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160603-ntpd
FreeBSD Security Advisory: FreeBSD-SA-16:24
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:24.ntp.asc
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-15
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137321/Slackware-Security-Advisory-ntp-Updates.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137322/FreeBSD-Security-Advisory-FreeBSD-SA-16-24.ntp.html
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-159-11
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036037
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:1563 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00018.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:1568 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00020.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:1584 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00024.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:1602 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00028.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:1912 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00026.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:2094 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00042.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:1583 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00023.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:1636 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00040.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-4954
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K3EYJQHJZ2KTVQ7ICEFHXTLZ36MRASWX/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ORAMN3Q7TVJ54MBYF75XCJOE3DP7LYHT/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WNWGCQLW2VY72NIUYMJOCAKJKTXHDUK2/
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3096-1
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-4955
BugTraq ID: 91007
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91007
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-4956
BugTraq ID: 91009
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91009
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-4957
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