CVE DATABASE / CVE-2005-2496
CVE-2005-2496
CVSS 4.6 · MEDIUM
Summary
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 2.0 breakdown
| Base score | 4.6 (MEDIUM) |
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Attack vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Confidentiality | PARTIAL |
| Integrity | PARTIAL |
| Availability | PARTIAL |
Affected products
Dave_mills ntpd
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References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16602
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21464
- 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.osvdb.org/19055
- 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
- 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
Data: NIST NVD. NVD last modified 2026-04-16. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.