NTP: Network Time Protocol Daemon peer_xmit mode Denial Of Service
A denial of service vulnerability exists in the Network Time Protocol daemon (NTPD). Successful exploitation may result in denial-of-service conditions.
Extended Description
NTP before 4.2.8p10 and 4.3.x before 4.3.94 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ntpd crash) via a malformed mode configuration directive.
Affected Products
Ntp ntp
References
CVE: CVE-2017-6464
Short Name
NTP:CVE-2017-6464-DOS
Severity
Major
Recommended
True
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
NTP
Keywords
CVE-2017-6464 Daemon Denial Network Of Protocol Service Time mode peer_xmit
Release Date
04/04/2017
Supported Platforms
srx-branch-12.3
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
mx-12.3
mx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-19.4
vsrx-12.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3375
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors
Ntp
CVSS Score
4.0