CVE-2015-7851
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.49%
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.
How to fix CVE-2015-7851
To remediate CVE-2015-7851, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/ntp—upgrade to 1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-1 or later
Is CVE-2015-7851 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |