suse · CVE-2016-4954

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Priority: low Published: 2021-05-30 13:42:32 UTC Updated: 2026-04-18 16:09:04 UTC

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Tracker summary

CVE-2016-4954 severity low: SUSE including 20 source package names (ntp-4.2.8p10-63.3, ntp-4.2.8p11-2.12, …), 80 product×package rows across 54 product lines (Image SLES12-SP5-Azure-BYOS, Image SLES12-SP5-Azure-Basic-On-Demand, … (54 product lines)): Fixed 80.

Description:

The process_packet function in ntp_proto.c in ntpd in NTP 4.x before 4.2.8p8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (peer-variable modification) by sending spoofed packets from many source IP addresses in a certain scenario, as demonstrated by triggering an incorrect leap indication.

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