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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2005-2497 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-175-1 | ntp server vulnerability |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T22:30:01.184Z
Reserved: 2005-08-08T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2005-2496
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Status : Modified
Published: 2005-09-02T17:03:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627
Link: CVE-2005-2496
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN