CVE-2015-7851

MEDIUM

NTP 4.2.0-4.2.8 - Authenticated Path Traversal via save_config Function

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug2918
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.talosintel.com/reports/TALOS-2015-0062/

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0394
EPSS Percentile 89.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (2)
ntp/ntp 4.2.8 p1 (16 CPE variants)
ntp/ntp 4.2.0 - 4.2.8
Published Jan 28, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026