CVE-2016-9310

Medium (6.5)—
Patch with priorityFIRST estimates a 11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. No confirmed active exploitation.
Severity6.5Medium · CVSS 3.0
Exploitation probability11 %higher than 96% of CVEs · score from Nov 8, 2026
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog · checked Nov 9, 12:00 AM
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

The control mode (mode 6) functionality in ntpd in NTP before 4.2.8p9 allows remote attackers to set or unset traps via a crafted control mode packet.

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Affected technologies (1)

NVD record

NVD status
Modified
Published
Jan 13, 2017
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-400

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