ntpd up to 4.2.8p8 Broadcast Packet resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ntpd up to 4.2.8p8. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Broadcast Packet Handler. Performing a manipulation results in resource consumption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2016-7428. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in ntpd up to 4.2.8p8 (Network Management Software). This affects an unknown function of the component Broadcast Packet Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

ntpd in NTP before 4.2.8p9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reject broadcast mode packets) via the poll interval in a broadcast packet.

The bug was discovered 11/21/2016. The weakness was shared 01/13/2017 by Matt with Cisco (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at nwtime.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-7428 since 09/09/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 28 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 95986 (SUSE SLES11 Security Update : ntp (SUSE-SU-2016:3193-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371402 (Cisco UCS 6200 Series Fabric Interconnects Multiple Vulnerabilities in Network Time Protocol Daemon (CSCvc23476)).

Upgrading to version 4.2.8p9 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (95986) and SecurityFocus (BID 94446†). The entries VDB-93745, VDB-95317, VDB-95318 and VDB-95320 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 95986
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES11 Security Update : ntp (SUSE-SU-2016:3193-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 800407
OpenVAS Name: NTP.org ntp Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ntpd 4.2.8p9

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09/09/2016 🔍
11/21/2016 +73 days 🔍
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12/19/2016 +28 days 🔍
12/21/2016 +2 days 🔍
01/13/2017 +23 days 🔍
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01/15/2017 +2 days 🔍
02/01/2025 +2939 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: USN-3707-2
Researcher: Matt
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-7428 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-7428
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-95319

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SecurityFocus: 94446 - NTP CVE-2016-7428 Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-7428 - NTP - Denial of Service Issue
SecurityTracker: 1037354

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/15/2017 10:37
Updated: 02/01/2025 18:59
Changes: 01/15/2017 10:37 (74), 07/21/2020 16:40 (9), 10/28/2022 16:18 (4), 02/01/2025 18:59 (15)
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