Definition

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.

oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9669

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.

Family:

unix

Status:

ACCEPTED

Platform(s):

Oracle Linux 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
CentOS Linux 4

Class:

vulnerability

Reference(s):

CVE-2005-2496

Product(s):