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CVE-2016-0727 Details

Description

The crontab script in the ntp package before 1:4.2.6.p3+dfsg-1ubuntu3.11 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, before 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.10 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, on Ubuntu Wily, and before 1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.3 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS allows local users with access to the ntp account to write to arbitrary files and consequently gain privileges via vectors involving statistics directory cleanup.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141913/NTP-Privilege-Escalation.html	CVE	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ntp/+bug/1528050	CVE	Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1382369	CVE	Issue Tracking
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81552	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034808	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3096-1	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141913/NTP-Privilege-Escalation.html	[email protected]	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ntp/+bug/1528050	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1382369	[email protected]	Issue Tracking
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81552	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034808	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3096-1	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory

see all 12 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-264	Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
canonical ubuntu linux	12.04 14.04 16.04
CPE cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04::::lts::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04::::lts::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04::::lts::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 13, 2026	CVE Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 20, 2017	Initial Analysis	[email protected]