Name: CVE-2016-0727: Undefined Security Weakness
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2017-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2016-0727, CWE-264, CVSS 7.8, EPSS 0.00885

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 7.8
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade ntp	Jul 30, 2024	Apr 14, 2017
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade ntp	Oct 7, 2016	Oct 5, 2016

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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