Vulnerability in Novell SUSE Manager
CVE-2016-4956
ntpd in NTP 4.x before 4.2.8p8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (interleaved-mode transition and time change) via a spoofed broadcast packet. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-1548.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.164 (96.9th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.164 · newest: 0.164 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Novell SUSE Manager — versions 2.1
- NTP — versions 4.2.8
- Oracle Solaris — versions 10, 11.3
- Siemens Simatic Net Cp 443-1 Opc Ua
- Siemens Simatic Net Cp 443-1 Opc Ua Firmware
- openSUSE Leap — versions 42.1
- openSUSE — versions 13.2
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop — versions 12
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server — versions 11, 12
- SUSE Manager Proxy — versions 2.1
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00028.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3096-1 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91009 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00023.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:24.ntp.asc (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00026.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display (Third Party Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036037 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-4956?
- CVE-2016-4956 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Novell SUSE Manager. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2016-07-05.
- How severe is CVE-2016-4956?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.