vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2015-7851: NTP: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Jul 20, 2016 | Oct 30, 2017 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jul 20, 2016
Added
Oct 30, 2017
Modified
Mar 31, 2026
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the save_config function in ntpd in ntp_control.c in NTP before 4.2.8p4, when used on systems that do not use '\' or '/' characters for directory separation such as OpenVMS, allows remote authenticated users to overwrite arbitrary files.
Solution
gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-misc-ntp
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