CVE-2015-7703
ntp: config command can be used to set the pidfile and drift file paths
Severity Score
7.5
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
Las directivas "pidfile" o "driftfile" en NTP ntpd versión 4.2.x anterior a 4.2.8p4, y versión 4.3.x anterior a 4.3.77, cuando ntpd está configurado para permitir la configuración remota, permite a los atacantes remotos con una dirección IP que puede enviar peticiones de configuración y con el conocimiento de la contraseña de configuración remota, escribir en archivos arbitrarios mediante el comando :config.
It was found that NTP's :config command could be used to set the pidfile and driftfile paths without any restrictions. A remote attacker could use this flaw to overwrite a file on the file system with a file containing the pid of the ntpd process (immediately) or the current estimated drift of the system clock (in hourly intervals).
*Credits:
N/A
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Privileges Required
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Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
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Attack Vector
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Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
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Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2015-10-04 CVE Reserved
- 2015-10-21 CVE Published
- 2023-10-28 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
- CWE-73: External Control of File Name or Path
CAPEC
References (11)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html | Third Party Advisory |
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77278 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033951 | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171004-0001 | Third Party Advisory |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0780.html | 2020-06-18 | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2583.html | 2020-06-18 | |
| http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug2902 | 2020-06-18 | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3388 | 2020-06-18 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1254547 | 2016-11-03 | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-15 | 2020-06-18 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7703 | 2016-11-03 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Ntp Search vendor "Ntp" | Ntp Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" | >= 4.2.0 < 4.2.8 Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" and version " >= 4.2.0 < 4.2.8" | - |
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| Ntp Search vendor "Ntp" | Ntp Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" | >= 4.3.0 < 4.3.77 Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" and version " >= 4.3.0 < 4.3.77" | - |
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| Ntp Search vendor "Ntp" | Ntp Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" | 4.2.8 Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" and version "4.2.8" | - |
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| Ntp Search vendor "Ntp" | Ntp Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" | 4.2.8 Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" and version "4.2.8" | p1 |
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| Ntp Search vendor "Ntp" | Ntp Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" | 4.2.8 Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" and version "4.2.8" | p1-beta1 |
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| Ntp Search vendor "Ntp" | Ntp Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" | 4.2.8 Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" and version "4.2.8" | p1-beta2 |
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| Ntp Search vendor "Ntp" | Ntp Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" | 4.2.8 Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" and version "4.2.8" | p1-beta3 |
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| Ntp Search vendor "Ntp" | Ntp Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" | 4.2.8 Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" and version "4.2.8" | p1-beta4 |
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| Ntp Search vendor "Ntp" | Ntp Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" | 4.2.8 Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" and version "4.2.8" | p1-beta5 |
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| Ntp Search vendor "Ntp" | Ntp Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" | 4.2.8 Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" and version "4.2.8" | p1-rc1 |
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| Ntp Search vendor "Ntp" | Ntp Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" | 4.2.8 Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" and version "4.2.8" | p1-rc2 |
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| Ntp Search vendor "Ntp" | Ntp Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" | 4.2.8 Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" and version "4.2.8" | p2 |
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| Ntp Search vendor "Ntp" | Ntp Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" | 4.2.8 Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" and version "4.2.8" | p2-rc1 |
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| Ntp Search vendor "Ntp" | Ntp Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" | 4.2.8 Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" and version "4.2.8" | p2-rc2 |
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| Ntp Search vendor "Ntp" | Ntp Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" | 4.2.8 Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" and version "4.2.8" | p2-rc3 |
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| Ntp Search vendor "Ntp" | Ntp Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" | 4.2.8 Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" and version "4.2.8" | p3 |
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| Ntp Search vendor "Ntp" | Ntp Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" | 4.2.8 Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" and version "4.2.8" | p3-rc1 |
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| Ntp Search vendor "Ntp" | Ntp Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" | 4.2.8 Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" and version "4.2.8" | p3-rc2 |
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| Ntp Search vendor "Ntp" | Ntp Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" | 4.2.8 Search vendor "Ntp" for product "Ntp" and version "4.2.8" | p3-rc3 |
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| Oracle Search vendor "Oracle" | Linux Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Linux" | 6 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Linux" and version "6" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 7.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
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| Netapp Search vendor "Netapp" | Oncommand Performance Manager Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Oncommand Performance Manager" | - | - |
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| Netapp Search vendor "Netapp" | Oncommand Unified Manager Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Oncommand Unified Manager" | - | clustered_data_ontap |
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| Netapp Search vendor "Netapp" | Clustered Data Ontap Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Clustered Data Ontap" | - | - |
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| Netapp Search vendor "Netapp" | Data Ontap Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Data Ontap" | - | 7-mode |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" | 6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "6.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" | 6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "6.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" | 7.3 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" and version "7.3" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" | 7.4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" and version "7.4" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" | 7.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" and version "7.6" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" | 7.7 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" and version "7.7" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" | 7.3 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" and version "7.3" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" | 7.4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" and version "7.4" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" | 7.5 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" and version "7.5" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" | 7.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" and version "7.6" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" | 7.7 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" and version "7.7" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Tus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus" | 7.3 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus" and version "7.3" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Tus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus" | 7.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus" and version "7.6" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Tus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus" | 7.7 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus" and version "7.7" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" | 6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "6.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "7.0" | - |
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