VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-2496
The xntpd ntp (ntpd) daemon before 4.2.0b, when run with the -u option and using a string to specify the group, uses the group ID of the user instead of the group, which causes xntpd to run with different privileges than intended.
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.45%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.45%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The xntpd ntp (ntpd) daemon before 4.2.0b, when run with the -u option and using a string to specify the group, uses the group ID of the user instead of the group, which causes xntpd to run with different privileges than intended.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.45% probability · 38th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- dave mills/ntpd
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16602Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21464
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016679
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-801
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:156
- http://www.osvdb.org/19055
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0393.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14673
- http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?id=55155Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1561
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22035
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9669
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16602Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21464
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016679
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-801
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:156
- http://www.osvdb.org/19055
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0393.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14673
- http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?id=55155Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1561
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22035
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9669
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.