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NTP: Improper Input Validation (CVE-2015-7703)

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NTP: Improper Input Validation (CVE-2015-7703)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
07/24/2017
Created
02/28/2023
Added
02/23/2023
Modified
03/01/2023

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • ntp-upgrade-4_2_8
  • ntp-upgrade-4_3_77

References

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