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CVE-2015-7851


Directory traversal vulnerability in the save_config function in ntpd in ntp_control.c in NTP before 4.2.8p4, when used on systems that do not use '\' or '/' characters for directory separation such as OpenVMS, allows remote authenticated users to overwrite arbitrary files.


Published

2020-01-28T17:15:12.053

Last Modified

2024-11-21T02:37:31.947

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

6.8

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-22

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application ntp ntp < 4.2.8 Yes
Application ntp ntp < 4.3.77 Yes
Application ntp ntp 4.2.8 Yes
Application ntp ntp 4.2.8 Yes
Application ntp ntp 4.2.8 Yes
Application ntp ntp 4.2.8 Yes
Application ntp ntp 4.2.8 Yes
Application ntp ntp 4.2.8 Yes
Application ntp ntp 4.2.8 Yes
Application ntp ntp 4.2.8 Yes
Application ntp ntp 4.2.8 Yes
Application ntp ntp 4.2.8 Yes
Application ntp ntp 4.2.8 Yes
Application ntp ntp 4.2.8 Yes
Application ntp ntp 4.2.8 Yes
Application ntp ntp 4.2.8 Yes
Application ntp ntp 4.2.8 Yes
Application ntp ntp 4.2.8 Yes

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