CVE - CVE-2016-0727

CVE-ID
CVE-2016-0727	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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MISC:1034808 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034808 MISC:81552 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81552 MISC:USN-3096-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3096-1 MISC:http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141913/NTP-Privilege-Escalation.html URL:http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141913/NTP-Privilege-Escalation.html MISC:https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ntp/+bug/1528050 URL:https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ntp/+bug/1528050 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1382369 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1382369
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20151216	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20151216)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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