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CVE-2016-2519

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.9 EPSS 6.87%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-01-30 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.9. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2016-2519
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.9
EPSS
6.87%

Original NVD Description

ntpd in NTP before 4.2.8p7 and 4.3.x before 4.3.92 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ntpd abort) by a large request data value, which triggers the ctl_getitem function to return a NULL value.