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Oracle Linux: CVE-2015-7703: ELSA-2016-0780: ntp security and bug fix update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2015-7703: ELSA-2016-0780: ntp security and bug fix update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N)
Published
05/12/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/12/2016
Modified
12/06/2024

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)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-ntp
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-ntpdate
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-ntp-doc
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-ntp-perl
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-sntp

References

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