CVE-2016-0727

high

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.

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-04-14

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High