CVE-2015-7851 (GCVE-0-2015-7851)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-01-28 16:35 – Updated: 2024-08-06 07:59
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Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in the save_config function in ntpd in ntp_control.c in NTP before 4.2.8p4, when used on systems that do not use '\' or '/' characters for directory separation such as OpenVMS, allows remote authenticated users to overwrite arbitrary files.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
mitre CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 29/100 over 2354 records in the last 180 days details
References
Date Public
2015-10-21 00:00
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