CVE-2015-7851
moderate-risk
Published 2020-01-28
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.
Do I need to act?
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0.53% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
6
CVSS 6.5/10
Medium
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Vendors
References (6)
Vendor Advisory
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug2918
Release Notes
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice
Vendor Advisory
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug2918
Release Notes
http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice
45
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
24/34 · High
Exploitability
2/34 · Minimal
Exposure
19/34 · Moderate