CVE-2005-2496

Description

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.

References

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9669

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22035

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1561

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?id=55155

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14673

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0393.html

http://www.osvdb.org/19055

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:156

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-801

http://securitytracker.com/id?1016679

http://secunia.com/advisories/21464

http://secunia.com/advisories/16602

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3