#VU39359 Code Injection in ntp - CVE-2017-6455

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#VU39359 Code Injection in ntp - CVE-2017-6455

Published: March 27, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU39359
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6455
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
ntp
Software vendor:
ntp.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.

NTP before 4.2.8p10 and 4.3.x before 4.3.94, when using PPSAPI, allows local users to gain privileges via a DLL in the PPSAPI_DLLS environment variable.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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