Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2016-0727 — Ubuntu Linux vulnerability

CWE-26410 documents8 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
OSV6.5
EPSS
0.9%
top 24.53%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
3
NTPDebian NTPCanonical Ubuntu Linux
Timeline
PublishedApr 14
Latest updateMay 17

Description

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/ntp< ntp 1:4.2.8p9+dfsg-2 (bullseye)
▶Debianntp/ntp< 1:4.2.8p9+dfsg-2
▶Ubuntuntp/ntp< 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.10+1

Also affects: Ubuntu Linux 12.04, 14.04, 16.04

Patches

Patch: bugs.launchpad.net ↗Patch: bugs.launchpad.net ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-c7qx-m9c7-8wm7: The crontab script in the ntp package before 1:4↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2016-0727: The crontab script in the ntp package before 1:4↗2017-04-14
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OSV
ntp vulnerabilities↗2016-10-05
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💥Exploits & PoCs

1
Exploit-DB
NTP - Local Privilege Escalation↗2016-01-21
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
NTP vulnerabilities↗2016-10-05
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Red Hat
ntp: Privilege escalation via cronjob↗2016-01-21
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Debian
CVE-2016-0727: ntp - The crontab script in the ntp package before 1:4.2.6.p3+dfsg-1ubuntu3.11 on Ubun...↗2016
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-0727 ntp: Privilege escalation via cronjob↗2016-10-06
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Bugzilla
CVE-2016-0727 ntp: Privilege escalation via cronjob [fedora-all]↗2016-10-06
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