CVE-2005-2496 | BDVDB-2026-12343 Detail
Description#
The xntpd ntp (ntpd) daemon before 4.2.0b, when run with the -u option and using a string to specify the group, uses the group ID of the user instead of the group, which causes xntpd to run with different privileges than intended.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14673
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0393.html
- http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?id=55155
- http://www.osvdb.org/19055
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21464
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016679
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16602
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1561
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:156
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22035
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-801
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9669
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.