First published: Wed Apr 08 2015(Updated: )
The symmetric-key feature in the receive function in ntp_proto.c in ntpd in NTP 3.x and 4.x before 4.2.8p2 performs state-variable updates upon receiving certain invalid packets, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to cause a denial of service (synchronization loss) by spoofing the source IP address of a peer.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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NTP ntp | <=4.2.7p444 |
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