CVE-2015-7703

CVSS V2 Medium 4.3 CVSS V3 High 7.5
Description
The "pidfile" or "driftfile" directives in NTP ntpd 4.2.x before 4.2.8p4, and 4.3.x before 4.3.77, when ntpd is configured to allow remote configuration, allows remote attackers with an IP address that is allowed to send configuration requests, and with knowledge of the remote configuration password to write to arbitrary files via the :config command.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2015-7703
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2017-07-24T14:29:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2020-06-18T18:21:44
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-20 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 4.2.0 4.2.8
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 4.3.0 4.3.77
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:-:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-beta5:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p1-rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p2-rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p2-rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p2-rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p3:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p3-rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p3-rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ntp:ntp:4.2.8:p3-rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6:-:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_performance_manager:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:clustered_data_ontap:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:clustered_data_ontap:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:data_ontap:-:*:*:*:*:7-mode:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 4.3
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 7.5
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1254547 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77278 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug2902 Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-15 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033951 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3388 Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171004-0001/ Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2583.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0780.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html Third Party Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7703
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-7703
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 16:42:22 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 19:02:34 2017-07-24T14:29Z 2017-07-24T14:29:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 19:02:34 2020-06-18T18:21:44 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 19:02:34 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated