CVE-2015-7703

Publication date 22 October 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5 · High

Score breakdown

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.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
ntp 15.10 wily
Fixed 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu8.1
15.04 vivid
Fixed 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu6.2
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.5
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 1:4.2.6.p3+dfsg-1ubuntu3.6

Notes

mdeslaur

dupe of CVE-2015-5196

Patch details

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Package Patch details
ntp

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5 · High
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

References

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