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CVE-2016-2518 json

The MATCH_ASSOC function in NTP before version 4.2.8p9 and 4.3.x before 4.3.92 allows remote attackers to cause an out-of-bounds reference…

published 2017-01-30 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-3596

cvss
5.3
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
15.1%
EPSS 15.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The MATCH_ASSOC function in NTP before version 4.2.8p9 and 4.3.x before 4.3.92 allows remote attackers to cause an out-of-bounds reference via an addpeer request with a large hmode value.

Patch / fix

  • ntp ntp 4.2.8, 4.3.92
  • ntp Debian 11 1:4.2.8p7+dfsg-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2518

  • ntp Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.10
  • ntp Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.3

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2518

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • ntp RHEL 6 4.2.6p5-10.el6.1
  • ntp RHEL 7 4.2.6p5-22.el7_2.2
  • sntp RHEL 7 4.2.6p5-22.el7_2.2
  • ntpdate RHEL 6 4.2.6p5-10.el6.1
  • ntpdate RHEL 7 4.2.6p5-22.el7_2.2
  • ntp-perl RHEL 6 4.2.6p5-10.el6.1
  • ntp-perl RHEL 7 4.2.6p5-22.el7_2.2
  • ntp RHEL 6.7 EUS 4.2.6p5-5.el6_7.5

red hat advisories RHSA-2016:1552RHSA-2016:1141

  • ntp SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12, SLED 12 4.2.8p8-46.8.1
  • ntp SLES 11 SP3-TERADATA, SLES 11 SP3-LTSS, SLES 11 SP2-LTSS +3 more 4.2.8p7-44.1
  • ntp SLES 12 SP1, SLES 11 SP4, SLED 12 SP1 +2 more 4.2.8p7-11.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2016:1568-1SUSE-SU-2016:1471-1SUSE-SU-2016:1291-1SUSE-SU-2016:1278-1

  • ntp openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.2.8p9-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10181-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2016-2518 updated cvss 2.1

ntp: out-of-bounds references on crafted packet

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) ntp 4.2.6p5-22.el7_2.2, ntpdate 4.2.6p5-22.el7_2.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) sntp 4.2.6p5-22.el7_2.2, ntp-perl 4.2.6p5-22.el7_2.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) ntp 4.2.6p5-22.el7_2.2, ntpdate 4.2.6p5-22.el7_2.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) sntp 4.2.6p5-22.el7_2.2, ntp-perl 4.2.6p5-22.el7_2.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) ntp 4.2.6p5-10.el6.1, ntpdate 4.2.6p5-10.el6.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) ntp-perl 4.2.6p5-10.el6.1
    +1 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) ntp 4.2.6p5-10.el6.1, ntpdate 4.2.6p5-10.el6.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:1141
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node EUS (v. 6.7) ntp 4.2.6p5-5.el6_7.5, ntpdate 4.2.6p5-5.el6_7.5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:1552
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) ntp-perl 4.2.6p5-10.el6.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:1141
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional EUS (v. 6.7) ntp-perl 4.2.6p5-5.el6_7.5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:1552
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) ntp 4.2.6p5-10.el6.1, ntpdate 4.2.6p5-10.el6.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) ntp 4.2.6p5-22.el7_2.2, ntpdate 4.2.6p5-22.el7_2.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:1141
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.7) ntp 4.2.6p5-5.el6_7.5, ntpdate 4.2.6p5-5.el6_7.5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:1552
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) ntp-perl 4.2.6p5-10.el6.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) sntp 4.2.6p5-22.el7_2.2, ntp-perl 4.2.6p5-22.el7_2.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:1141
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 6.7) ntp-perl 4.2.6p5-5.el6_7.5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:1552
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) ntp 4.2.6p5-10.el6.1, ntpdate 4.2.6p5-10.el6.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) ntp 4.2.6p5-22.el7_2.2, ntpdate 4.2.6p5-22.el7_2.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) ntp-perl 4.2.6p5-10.el6.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) sntp 4.2.6p5-22.el7_2.2, ntp-perl 4.2.6p5-22.el7_2.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2016:1141
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 ntp
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

cisa ICSA-21-159-11 updated cvss 5.3

Siemens SIMATIC NET CP 443-1 OPC UA

  • Siemens SIMATIC CP 443-1 OPC UA
    affected: mitigation, no fix planned

Facts from CISA's republication of the vendor's own advisory (CSAF); the linked advisory is the authoritative source. CISA notification · csaf

Exploit prediction

15.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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