CVE-2005-2496 Affecting ntp package, versions <1:4.2.0a+stable-2sarge1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (27th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-NTP-373197
  • published2 Sept 2005
  • disclosed2 Sept 2005

Introduced: 2 Sep 2005

CVE-2005-2496  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 ntp to version 1:4.2.0a+stable-2sarge1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ntp package and not the ntp package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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