CVE-2005-2496

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    CVE-2005-2496

    Published: 2 Sept 2005Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/16602, http://secunia.com/advisories/21464, http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-801, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:156, http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?id=55155, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1561, http://securitytracker.com/id?1016679, http://www.osvdb.org/19055, http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0393.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14673, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22035, https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9669

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High