UBUNTU-CVE-2015-7976

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-7976
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-7976.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-7976
Upstream
Downstream
Related
Published
2015-12-31T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:48:59.228691Z
Severity
  • 4.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

The ntpq saveconfig command in NTP 4.1.2, 4.2.x before 4.2.8p6, 4.3, 4.3.25, 4.3.70, and 4.3.77 does not properly filter special characters, which allows attackers to cause unspecified impact via a crafted filename.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / ntp

Package

Name
ntp
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ntp@1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.10?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.10

Affected versions

1:4.*

1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2
1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.1
1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.2
1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.3
1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.5
1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.6
1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.7
1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.8

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.10",
            "binary_name": "ntp"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.10",
            "binary_name": "ntp-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.10",
            "binary_name": "ntp-doc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.10",
            "binary_name": "ntpdate"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.10",
            "binary_name": "ntpdate-dbgsym"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / ntp

Package

Name
ntp
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ntp@1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.3?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.3

Affected versions

1:4.*

1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu8
1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu8.1
1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu9
1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu1
1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu2
1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu3
1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu4
1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5
1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.1
1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.3",
            "binary_name": "ntp"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.3",
            "binary_name": "ntp-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.3",
            "binary_name": "ntp-doc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.3",
            "binary_name": "ntpdate"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.3",
            "binary_name": "ntpdate-dbgsym"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}