CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2015-7976

Published: Jan 30, 2017 | Modified: May 13, 2026
CVSS 3.x
4.3
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.x
4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
4 LOW
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW
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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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
NtpNtp4.1.2 (including)4.1.2 (including)
NtpUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
NtpUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/xenial*
NtpUbuntuesm-infra/xenial*
NtpUbuntuprecise*
NtpUbuntutrusty*
NtpUbuntutrusty/esm*
NtpUbuntuupstream*
NtpUbuntuvivid*
NtpUbuntuvivid/stable-phone-overlay*
NtpUbuntuwily*
NtpUbuntuxenial*

References