NTP before 4.2.8p9 allows remote attackers to bypass the origin timestamp protection…
Priority LOW 35CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
NTP before 4.2.8p9 allows remote attackers to bypass the origin timestamp protection mechanism via an origin timestamp of zero. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2015-8138 regression.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.08875 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p8:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.8 p8 | Vulnerable | NTP Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.8 p8 Vulnerable ·NTP Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-7431
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-27gj-3475-hjqq
- 2026-10-06 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile
References
Advisory 7
Other 12
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03706en_us
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03883en_us
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03899en_us
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
- https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa139
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03899en_us
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03883en_us
- http://www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/huawei-sa-20171129-01-ntpd-en
- https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2017-223/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140240/FreeBSD-Security-Advisory-FreeBSD-SA-16.39.ntp.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-211752.pdf
- https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-159-11
More NTP Project Ntp vulnerabilities
- TI-2015-06541 Crypto-NAK packets in ntpd in NTP 4.2.x before 4.2.8p4, and 4.3.x before 4.3.77 allows… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-07543 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in ntpd in NTP before 4.2.8 allow remote attackers… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2013-04524 The monlist feature in ntp_request.c in ntpd in NTP before 4.2.7p26 allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2016-06333 The read_mru_list function in NTP before 4.2.8p9 allows remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2018-08842 Stack-based buffer overflow in ntpq and ntpdc of NTP version 4.2.8p11 allows an attacker… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-04280 ntpd in NTP before 4.2.8p8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2016-7431 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-7431 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-27gj-3475-hjqq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-7431 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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