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CVE-2016-0727
CVE information
Published
Last Modified
CVSSv2.0 Severity
CVSSv3.1 Severity
Impact Analysis
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..
CVSSv2.0 Score
- Severity
- High
- Base Score
- 7.2/10
- Exploit Score
- 3.9/10
- Access Vector
- Local
- Access Complexity
- Low
- Authentication Required
- None
- Impact Score
- 10/10
- Confidentiality Impact
- Complete
- Availability Impact
- Complete
- Integrity Impact
- Complete
CVSSv3.1 Score
- Severity
- High
- Base Score
- 7.8/10
- Exploit Score
- 1.8/10
- Access Vector
- Local
- Access Complexity
- Low
- Privileges Required
- Low
- Impact Score
- 5.9/10
- Confidentiality Impact
- High
- Availability Impact
- High
- Integrity Impact
- High
- Scope
- Unchanged
- User Interaction
- None
Products Affected
CPE | Affected | Vulnerable | Excluding | Edit |
---|---|---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - | |
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - | |
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
Yes
|
- | - |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1382369
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ntp/+bug/1528050
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3096-1
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034808
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81552
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141913/NTP-Privilege-Escalation.html