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CVE-2016-3988· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the NTP time-server interface on Meinberg IMS-LANTIME M3000, IMS-LANTIME M1000, IMS-LANTIME M500, L

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the NTP time-server interface on Meinberg IMS-LANTIME M3000, IMS-LANTIME M1000, IMS-LANTIME M500, LANTIME M900, LANTIME M600, LANTIME M400, LANTIME M300, LANTIME M200, LANTIME M100, SyncFire 1100, and LCES devices with firmware before 6.20.004 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, modify data, or cause a denial of service via a crafted parameter in a POST request.

HighCVSS 7.3 · v3.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Jul 3, 2016
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.1% · 65th percentile
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Action score

29

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
29 / 40 · 7.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.1%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
meinbergntp server firmware
meinbergims-lantime m1000
meinbergims-lantime m3000
meinbergims-lantime m500
meinberglantime m100
meinberglantime m200
meinberglantime m300
meinberglantime m400
meinberglantime m600
meinberglantime m900
meinberglces
meinbergsyncfire 1100

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • meinberg ims-lantime m1000all versions
  • meinberg ims-lantime m3000all versions
  • meinberg ims-lantime m500all versions
  • meinberg lantime m100all versions
  • meinberg lantime m200all versions
  • meinberg lantime m300all versions
  • meinberg lantime m400all versions
  • meinberg lantime m600all versions
  • meinberg lantime m900all versions
  • meinberg lcesall versions
  • meinberg ntp server firmwareup to 6.0 inclusive
  • meinberg syncfire 1100all versions

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2016-3989The NTP time-server interface on Meinberg IMS-LANTIME M3000, IMS-LANTIME M1000, IMS-LANTIME M500, LANTIME M900, LANTIME M600, LANTIME M400,
    34Monitor
  • CVE-2016-3962Stack-based buffer overflow in the NTP time-server interface on Meinberg IMS-LANTIME M3000, IMS-LANTIME M1000, IMS-LANTIME M500, LANTIME M90
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2014-5417Meinberg Radio Clocks LANTIME M-Series
    18Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
low · data can be read
Integrity
low · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
low · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
Low
Integrity impact
Low
Availability impact
Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

nvd-primary

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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