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.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 3.5 LOW

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

3.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

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

Exploitability : 6.8 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug2918	Vendor Advisory
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2015-0062/	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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	cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-beta1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-beta2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-beta3::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-beta4::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-beta5::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-rc1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-rc2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p2-rc1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p2-rc2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p2-rc3::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p3::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p3-rc1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p3-rc2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p3-rc3::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2020-01-28 17:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 13:13

NVD link : CVE-2015-7851

Mitre link : CVE-2015-7851

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-7851

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ntp

ntp

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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