CVE-2015-7703 Information

Description

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.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0780.html http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2583.html http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug2902 http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3388 http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77278 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033951 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1254547 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-15 https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171004-0001/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

7.5