CVE-2017-6455
N/A
Published: March 27, 2017 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:22 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNTP
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
Description
NTP before 4.2.8p10 and 4.3.x before 4.3.94, when using PPSAPI, allows local users to gain privileges via a DLL in the PPSAPI_DLLS environment variable.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
4.2.8 p94.3.04.3.14.3.104.3.114.3.124.3.134.3.144.3.154.3.164.3.174.3.184.3.194.3.24.3.204.3.214.3.224.3.234.3.244.3.254.3.264.3.274.3.284.3.294.3.34.3.304.3.314.3.324.3.334.3.344.3.354.3.364.3.374.3.384.3.394.3.44.3.404.3.414.3.424.3.434.3.444.3.454.3.464.3.474.3.484.3.494.3.54.3.504.3.514.3.524.3.534.3.544.3.554.3.564.3.574.3.584.3.594.3.64.3.604.3.614.3.624.3.634.3.644.3.654.3.664.3.674.3.684.3.694.3.74.3.704.3.714.3.724.3.734.3.744.3.754.3.764.3.774.3.784.3.794.3.84.3.804.3.814.3.824.3.834.3.844.3.854.3.864.3.874.3.884.3.894.3.94.3.904.3.914.3.924.3.93
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3384x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#March_2017_ntp_4_2_8p10_NTP_SecuVDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97074VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038123Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-94
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