CVE-2005-2496

Publication date 2 September 2005

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Unknown

Why this priority?

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
ntp 7.04 feisty
Not affected
6.10 edgy
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-175-1
    • ntp server vulnerability
    • 2 September 2005

Other references