CVE-2016-0727

The crontab script in the ntp package before 1:4.2.6.p3+dfsg-1ubuntu3.11 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, before 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.10 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, on Ubuntu Wily, and before 1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.3 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS allows local users with access to the ntp account to write to arbitrary files and consequently gain privileges via vectors involving statistics directory cleanup.

• CWE-264

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141913/NTP-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81552Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034808Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3096-1Vendor Advisory
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ntp/+bug/1528050Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1382369Issue Tracking
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141913/NTP-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81552Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034808Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3096-1Vendor Advisory
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ntp/+bug/1528050Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1382369Issue Tracking

Published

Apr 14, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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