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DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7703

DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7703 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.5 HIGH

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:11ntp0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Jul 24, 2017 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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