CVE-2015-7703

high-risk

Published 2017-07-24

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.

Do I need to act?

8.1% chance of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS score — moderate exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 7.5/10 High

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (20)

Ntp

Linux

Debian Linux

Oncommand Unified Manager

Clustered Data Ontap

Data Ontap

Enterprise Linux Desktop

Enterprise Linux Server

Affected Vendors

Oracle Debian Redhat Netapp Ntp

References (20)

Third Party Advisory http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0780.html

Third Party Advisory http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2583.html

Vendor Advisory http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug2902

Third Party Advisory http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3388

Third Party Advisory http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.h...

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77278

Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033951

Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1254547

Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-15

Third Party Advisory https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171004-0001/