VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-1567

CVSS score8.1 HIGH
EPSS probability3.03%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-01-26
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

chrony before 1.31.2 and 2.x before 2.2.1 do not verify peer associations of symmetric keys when authenticating packets, which might allow remote attackers to conduct impersonation attacks via an arbitrary trusted key, aka a "skeleton key."

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