6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-9310
NTP Traps Remote Information Disclosure
Description

The control mode (mode 6) functionality in ntpd in NTP before 4.2.8p9 allows remote attackers to set or unset traps via a crafted control mode packet.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 13, 2017, 4:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.5

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-9310 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ntp ntp
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-9310.

URL Resource
http://nwtime.org/ntp428p9_release/ Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0252.html
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3118 Issue Tracking Mitigation Vendor Advisory
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#Recent_Vulnerabilities Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94452
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037354
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa139
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03706en_us
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:39.ntp.asc
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03799en_us
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3707-2/
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/633847 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://nwtime.org/ntp428p9_release/ Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0252.html
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3118 Issue Tracking Mitigation Vendor Advisory
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#Recent_Vulnerabilities Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94452
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037354
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa139
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03706en_us
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:39.ntp.asc
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03799en_us
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3707-2/
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/633847 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-9310 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://nwtime.org/ntp428p9_release/
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0252.html
    Added Reference http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3118
    Added Reference http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#Recent_Vulnerabilities
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94452
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037354
    Added Reference https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa139
    Added Reference https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03706en_us
    Added Reference https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:39.ntp.asc
    Added Reference https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03799en_us
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3707-2/
    Added Reference https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/633847
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 24, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3707-2/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 10, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03799en_us [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 05, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0252.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 21, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:39.ntp.asc [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 28, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037354 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 10, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03706en_us [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa139 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 18, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94452 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
    Changed Reference Type https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/633847 No Types Assigned https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/633847 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#Recent_Vulnerabilities No Types Assigned http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#Recent_Vulnerabilities Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://nwtime.org/ntp428p9_release/ No Types Assigned http://nwtime.org/ntp428p9_release/ Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3118 No Types Assigned http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3118 Mitigation, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-400
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p8:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

13.74 }} -3.48%

score

0.93667

percentile

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