CVE-2016-7434: HPE Hpux-Ntp

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 53.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The read_mru_list function in NTP before 4.2.8p9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted mrulist query.

Affected products

• HPE Hpux-Ntp: from b.11.31, before c.4.2.8.2.0 (fixed in c.4.2.8.2.0)
• Ntp Ntp: from 4.3.0, before 4.3.94 (fixed in 4.3.94); version 4.2.7 only; version 4.2.8 only

Published 2017-01-13. Last modified 2026-06-17.