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CVE-2016-9312

High (7.5)—
Patch with priorityFIRST estimates a 32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. No confirmed active exploitation.
Vendor advisory· nwtime.org/ntp428p9_release
Severity7.5High · CVSS 3.0
Exploitation probability32 %higher than 98% 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

ntpd in NTP before 4.2.8p9, when running on Windows, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a large UDP packet.

Timeline

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Affected technologies (1)

NTP — NTP

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:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-399

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