CVE-2016-4957

Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.5)—
ntpd in NTP before 4.2.8p8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crypto-NAK packet. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2016-1547.
CVSS

Versión: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Puntuación base: 7.5
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)

Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 45%
Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 99
Fecha de la puntuación: 1/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (9)

Novell — Suse Manager NTP — NTP Opensuse — Leap Opensuse — Opensuse Oracle — Solaris Suse — Linux Enterprise Desktop Suse — Linux Enterprise Server Suse — Manager Proxy Suse — Openstack Cloud
CWE

CWE-476
Referencias

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