ntp 4.2.8 constant-time Memory Comparison information disclosure

CVSS Meta Temp Score
CVSS is a standardized scoring system to determine possibilities of attacks. The Temp Score considers temporal factors like disclosure, exploit and countermeasures. The unique Meta Score calculates the average score of different sources to provide a normalized scoring system.
Current Exploit Price (≈)
Our analysts are monitoring exploit markets and are in contact with vulnerability brokers. The range indicates the observed or calculated exploit price to be seen on exploit markets. A good indicator to understand the monetary effort required for and the popularity of an attack.
CTI Interest Score
Our Cyber Threat Intelligence team is monitoring different web sites, mailing lists, exploit markets and social media networks. The CTI Interest Score identifies the interest of attackers and the security community for this specific vulnerability in real-time. A high score indicates an elevated risk to be targeted for this vulnerability.
6.4$0-$5k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ntp 4.2.8. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component constant-time Memory Comparison. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-1550. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in ntp 4.2.8 (Network Management Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component constant-time Memory Comparison. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An exploitable vulnerability exists in the message authentication functionality of libntp in ntp 4.2.8p4 and NTPSec a5fb34b9cc89b92a8fef2f459004865c93bb7f92. An attacker can send a series of crafted messages to attempt to recover the message digest key.

The weakness was shared 04/27/2016 with Cisco as confirmed security notice (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.ntp.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-1550 since 01/07/2016. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93352 (AIX 7.2 TL 0 : ntp (IV87939) (deprecated)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family AIX Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 316362 (Cisco UCS 6200 Series Fabric Interconnects Multiple Vulnerabilities in Network Time Protocol Daemon (CSCuz44156)).

Upgrading to version 4.2.8p7 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 5 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (112742), Tenable (93352) and SecurityFocus (BID 88261†). The entries VDB-75125, VDB-76044, VDB-78854 and VDB-80651 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Type

Name

Version

License

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 8.6
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 5.3
NVD Vector: 🔍

CVSSv2info

AVACAuCIA
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
VectorComplexityAuthenticationConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Unproven

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-DayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
TodayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

Nessus ID: 93352
Nessus Name: AIX 7.2 TL 0 : ntp (IV87939) (deprecated)
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍
Nessus Context: 🔍

OpenVAS ID: 862576
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for ntp SUSE-SU-2016:1568-1 (ntp)
OpenVAS File: 🔍
OpenVAS Family: 🔍

Qualys ID: 🔍
Qualys Name: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

Reaction Time: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Exposure Time: 🔍

Upgrade: ntp 4.2.8p7

Timelineinfo

01/07/2016 🔍
04/26/2016 +109 days 🔍
04/27/2016 +1 days 🔍
04/28/2016 +1 days 🔍
09/06/2016 +130 days 🔍
09/08/2016 +2 days 🔍
01/06/2017 +120 days 🔍
04/20/2025 +3026 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2016:1141
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2016-1550 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1550
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-82984

OVAL: 🔍

CERT: 🔍
X-Force: 112742 - NTP constant-time memory comparison security bypass
SecurityFocus: 88261 - NTP CVE-2016-1550 Local Security Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1035705

See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 04/28/2016 10:47
Updated: 04/20/2025 04:06
Changes: 04/28/2016 10:47 (74), 10/29/2018 06:14 (13), 07/27/2022 09:37 (5), 04/20/2025 04:06 (15)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Discussion

No comments yet. Languages: en.

Please log in to comment.

◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸

Do you need the next level of professionalism?

Upgrade your account now!