Security readout for executives and security teams
This flaw lets a malicious authenticated NTP peer influence a victim system’s clock by creating many temporary associations. Business impact depends on where NTP is used: incorrect time can disrupt logging, authentication, certificates, scheduled jobs, and investigations. The provided sources do not give CVSS severity or active exploitation evidence. Exposure is most likely on legacy systems running NTP 4.2.8p4 or earlier, or the listed NTPsec commits, with authenticated peer relationships configured. Appliances and operating systems may inherit exposure through bundled NTP packages, as reflected by multiple vendor advisories. Treat as a targeted infrastructure integrity risk, not a broad internet worm risk. Prioritize systems where time accuracy supports authentication, auditability, certificates, billing, or safety-sensitive operations. Patch through vendor channels after confirming exposure. Mitigation focus: Inventory NTP and NTPsec versions across servers, appliances, and network devices.; Check NTP Project, NTPsec, and affected vendor advisories for fixed packages.; Upgrade legacy NTP packages through supported operating system or appliance channels..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171004-0002/CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- FreeBSD-SA-16:16CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FREEBSD
- https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_18_13CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- GLSA-201607-15CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03962en_usCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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