CVE-2015-7703
Published: 22 October 2015
The "pidfile" or "driftfile" directives in NTP ntpd 4.2.x before 4.2.8p4, and 4.3.x before 4.3.77, when ntpd is configured to allow remote configuration, allows remote attackers with an IP address that is allowed to send configuration requests, and with knowledge of the remote configuration password to write to arbitrary files via the :config command.
Notes
Author | Note |
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mdeslaur | dupe of CVE-2015-5196 |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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ntp Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Released
(1:4.2.6.p3+dfsg-1ubuntu3.6)
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trusty |
Released
(1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.5)
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|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
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vivid |
Released
(1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu6.2)
|
|
wily |
Released
(1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu8.1)
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Patches: upstream: https://github.com/ntp-project/ntp/commit/5dea6ff160c7e8f7cb038619ccccd28c3a8df637 vendor: http://pkgs.fedoraproject.org/cgit/ntp.git/plain/ntp-4.2.6p5-cve-2015-5196.patch |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
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Base score | 7.5 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | None |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |