CVE-2015-7703
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.8%
Description
The "pidfile" or "driftfile" directives in NTP ntpd 4.2.x before 4.2.8p4, and 4.3.x before 4.3.77, when ntpd is configured to allow remote configuration, allows remote attackers with an IP address that is allowed to send configuration requests, and with knowledge of the remote configuration password to write to arbitrary files via the :config command.
How to fix CVE-2015-7703
To remediate CVE-2015-7703, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-1 or later
Is CVE-2015-7703 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 3.8%, 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 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |