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CVE-2005-2496
The xntpd ntp (ntpd) daemon before 4.2.0b, when run with the -u option and using a string to specify the group, uses the group ID of the…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.45%
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- redhat
Description
The xntpd ntp (ntpd) daemon before 4.2.0b, when run with the -u option and using a string to specify the group, uses the group ID of the user instead of the group, which causes xntpd to run with different privileges than intended.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.45% · top 61% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (12)
- 14673 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- RHSA-2006:0393 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- FEDORA-2005-812 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 19055 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 21464 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1016679 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 16602 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2005-1561 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- MDKSA-2005:156 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- ntp-incorrect-group-permissions(22035) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- DSA-801 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9669 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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