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FKIE_CVE-2016-9311

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-01-13 16:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:55
Summary
ntpd in NTP before 4.2.8p9, when the trap service is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted packet.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://nwtime.org/ntp428p9_release/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0252.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3119Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#Recent_VulnerabilitiesVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94444Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037354
cve@mitre.orghttps://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa139
cve@mitre.orghttps://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03706en_us
cve@mitre.orghttps://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:39.ntp.asc
cve@mitre.orghttps://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03799en_us
cve@mitre.orghttps://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03885en_us
cve@mitre.orghttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3707-2/
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/633847Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://nwtime.org/ntp428p9_release/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0252.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3119Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#Recent_VulnerabilitiesVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94444Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037354
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa139
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03706en_us
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:39.ntp.asc
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03799en_us
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03885en_us
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://usn.ubuntu.com/3707-2/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/633847Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ntp ntp *

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  "id": "CVE-2016-9311",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:55:49.060",
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