Vulnerability

CVE-2016-7434

HIGH 7.5 public exploit

CVE-2016-7434 is a high-severity vulnerability (CVSS v3.1 7.5). As of 2026-11-11, no host in our data shows software it affects on an open service.

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.

Published
2017-01-13
Last modified
2026-06-17
CVSS score
7.5 CVSS v3.1
CVSS vector (v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploit likelihood (EPSS)
53.1% in the next 30 days (top 2% of CVEs)

Exposure in our data

0 hosts

Hosts whose banner shows an affected software version on a service open at their latest check.

Not counted: 1 459 hosts with this CVE only from an older observation.

Not counted: 2 hosts where the software version is too vague to tell (only a major release).

Counted 2026-11-11 04:20 UTC

By country

Not seen on any scanned host.

Affected software seen

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