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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-335-1 ntp security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-7749 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T07:59:00.648Z

Reserved: 2015-10-16T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-7851

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Status : Modified

Published: 2020-01-28T17:15:12.053

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:37:31.947

Link: CVE-2015-7851

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Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2015-10-21T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-7851 - Bugzilla

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