CVE-2005-2496
ntp - programming error
EPSS 0.09%
Description
The xntpd ntp (ntpd) daemon before 4.2.0b, when run with the -u option and using a string to specify the group, uses the group ID of the user instead of the group, which causes xntpd to run with different privileges than intended.
How to fix CVE-2005-2496
To remediate CVE-2005-2496, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/ntp—upgrade to 1:4.2.0a+stable-2sarge1 or later
- Debian/ntp—upgrade to 1:4.2.0a+stable-2sarge1 or later
Is CVE-2005-2496 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1:4.2.0a+stable-2sarge1
- from 0, < 1:4.2.0a+stable-2sarge1