The vulnerability of the NTP synchronization protocol lies in its implementation, which is due to insufficient validation of input data. This allows attackers to trigger a service failure.

The vulnerability of the NTP synchronization protocol exists due to insufficient verification of input data. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a malicious actor, operating remotely, to trigger a service failure ntpd daemon shutdown using a specially crafted directive “mode”...

allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CVE-2017-6464)

Security Advisory ID : BSA-2017-287 Component : NTP Revision : 1.0: Interim NTP before 4.2.8p10 and 4.3.x before 4.3.94 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ntpdcrash via a malformed mode configuration directive. Affected Products Brocade is investigating its product lines to...

DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6464

NTP before 4.2.8p10 and 4.3.x before 4.3.94 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ntpd crash via a malformed mode configuration directive...

UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6464

NTP before 4.2.8p10 and 4.3.x before 4.3.94 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ntpd crash via a malformed mode configuration directive...