Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published Jan 30, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2016-2518
CVE-2016-2518
Description
The MATCH_ASSOC function in NTP before version 4.2.8p9 and 4.3.x before 4.3.92 allows remote attackers to cause an out-of-bounds reference via an addpeer request with a large hmode value.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
33- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.htmlnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3009nvdVendor Advisory
- support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNoticenvdVendor Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3629nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/88226nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035705nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1141nvdThird Party Advisory
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-211752.pdfnvdThird Party Advisory
- security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:16.ntp.ascnvdThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-15nvdThird Party Advisory
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171004-0002/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/718152nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1552.htmlnvdBroken Link
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/183647.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184669.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00034.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00037.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00052.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00001.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00020.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00026.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00042.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00114.htmlnvd
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/136864/Slackware-Security-Advisory-ntp-Updates.htmlnvd
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160428-ntpdnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538233/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/538233/100/0/threadednvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3096-1nvd
- support.f5.com/csp/article/K20804323nvd
- us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-159-11nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3629nvd
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