Vulnerabilities Identified in Network Time Protocol Daemon (ntpd)

Original release date: June 03, 2016

The Network Time Foundation's NTP Project has released version ntp-4.2.8p8 to address multiple vulnerabilities in ntpd. Exploitation of one of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition.

Users and administrators are encouraged to review Vulnerability Note VU#321640 and the NTP Security Notice Page for vulnerability and mitigation details.


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