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CVE-2005-2496 Detail

Description

The xntpd ntp (ntpd) daemon before 4.2.0b, when run with the -u option and using a string to specify the group, uses the group ID of the user instead of the group, which causes xntpd to run with different privileges than intended.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  09/02/2005

Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.6 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 6.4
Exploitability Subscore: 3.9

Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availability (A): Partial
Additional Information:
Provides unauthorized access
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
Allows disruption of service

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Hyperlink Resource
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016679
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-801
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:156
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0393.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14673
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?id=55155 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1561
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22035
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9669

References to Check Content

Identifier:
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9669
Check System:
http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5
Hyperlink:
http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/DownloadDefinition?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9669

Technical Details

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2005-2496
NVD Published Date:
09/02/2005
NVD Last Modified:
10/10/2017