DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7851

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-7851
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7851.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7851
Downstream
Published
2020-01-28T17:15:12Z
Modified
2026-08-27T23:03:01Z
Severity
  • 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / ntp

Package

Name
ntp
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ntp?arch=source&distro=bullseye

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency":  "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7851.json"