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Status published
Medium
CVE-2005-2496
The xntpd ntp (ntpd) daemon before 4.2.0b, when run with...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14673
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0393.html
- http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?id=55155
- http://www.osvdb.org/19055
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21464
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016679
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16602
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1561
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:156
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22035
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-801
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9669
Affected Vendor
dave mills
View all reports →Affected Software
ntpd
Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 2nd, 2005
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.