Out-of-bounds Read in Freebsd
CVE-2016-2518
The MATCH_ASSOC function in NTP before version 4.2.8p9 and 4.3.x before 4.3.92 allows remote attackers to cause an out-of-bounds reference via an addpeer request with a large hmode value.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.035 (87.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
Affected products
- Freebsd — versions 9.3, 10.1, 10.2
- Netapp Clustered_data_ontap
- Netapp Data_ontap
- Netapp Oncommand_balance
- Netapp Oncommand_performance_manager
- Netapp Oncommand_unified_manager_for_clustered_data_ontap
- Ntp — versions 4.2.8
- Oracle Communications_user_data_repository — versions 10.0.0, 10.0.1, 12.0.0
- Oracle Linux — versions 6, 7
- Siemens Simatic_net_cp_443-1_opc_ua
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-2518?
- CVE-2016-2518 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freebsd, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2017-01-30.
- How severe is CVE-2016-2518?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-2518 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.