CVE-2016-0727 | BDVDB-2026-84243 Detail

Description#

The crontab script in the ntp package before 1:4.2.6.p3+dfsg-1ubuntu3.11 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, before 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.10 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, on Ubuntu Wily, and before 1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.3 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS allows local users with access to the ntp account to write to arbitrary files and consequently gain privileges via vectors involving statistics directory cleanup.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3096-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1382369
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034808
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141913/NTP-Privilege-Escalation.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81552
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ntp/+bug/1528050

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12017-04-14Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-05Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.