CVE-2015-7851
MEDIUM6.5EPSS 0.49%Published: 1/28/2020Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7851
Description
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.
Affected packages (1)
- Debian/ntpfrom 0, < 1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |