VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-11868

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability2.12%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-04-17
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

ntpd in ntp before 4.2.8p14 and 4.3.x before 4.3.100 allows an off-path attacker to block unauthenticated synchronization via a server mode packet with a spoofed source IP address, because transmissions are rescheduled even when a packet lacks a valid origin timestamp.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-346
  • 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-346

Primary references