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| TC: | 11012 | |
| Description: | When a system does not report the correct time, it can result in errors produced by other utilities using time based functions. Timestamps and log entries can become unmanageable and may no longer be reliable. | |
| TC Impact: | Gather Info |
| Vulnerability Publication: | N.A. | |
| Advisory Copyright: | N.A. | |
| Summary: | A bad system clock can induce errors in the management of your network. | |
| Risk: | Low | |
| CVSS 2.0 metrics: | Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: None | |
| CVSS 2.0 Base Score: | 0.0 |
| Vulnerability Impact: |
Attack |
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| Host Impact: | Incorrect system clock can induce mistakes and create difficulties in the understanding of log and timestamp entries. | |
| Nature of Remediation: | Configuration corrections. |
| Step required to fix the reported vulnerability: | |
***** Solution type: Update Configuration ***** Set your system time correctly. Use of NTP (Network Time Protocol) to synchronize your system clock is recommended. |
| References: | ||
| * MISC: RFC 778 http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc0778.txt * MISC: timed -- time server daemon http://netbsd.gw.com/cgi-bin/man-cgi?timed 8 |
| CVE Link: |
GENERIC-MAP-NOMATCH |
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| Glossary: |
ICMP NTP Target System Time Service |
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