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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gentoo Linux | gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-misc-ntp | Oct 30, 2017 | Jul 24, 2017 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp1 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp1-upgrade-ntphuawei-euleros-2_0_sp1-upgrade-ntpdate | Nov 30, 2017 | Jul 24, 2017 | |
| Ntp | ntp-upgrade-4_2_8ntp-upgrade-4_3_77 | Feb 23, 2023 | Jul 24, 2017 | |
| Oracle Solaris | oracle-solaris-11-3-upgrade-service-network-ntp-4-2-8-6-0-175-3-6-0-1-0 | May 29, 2017 | May 29, 2017 | |
| Oracle_linux | — | oracle-linux-upgrade-ntporacle-linux-upgrade-ntpdateoracle-linux-upgrade-ntp-docoracle-linux-upgrade-ntp-perloracle-linux-upgrade-sntp | Jul 24, 2017 | Jul 24, 2017 |
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