Denial of service vulnerability in ntp when processing a mode 6 or mode 7 packet containing an unusually long dataID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:31656 | Date: (C)2015-12-02 (M)2024-01-29 |
Class: VULNERABILITY | Family: unix |
The host is installed with ntp on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 or 7 and is prone to a denial of service vulnerability. A flaw is present in the application, which fails to properly handle a mode 6 or mode 7 packet containing an unusually long data. Successful exploitation could allow attackers to crash ntpd.
Platform: |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 |