CVE-2016-0727

N/A
Published: April 14, 2017 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:38 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorUbuntu Linux

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

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References (6)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81552
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034808
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3096-1
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ntp/+bug/1528050

CVSS

Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264

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