High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 14, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2016-0727
CVE-2016-0727
Description
The crontab script in the ntp package before 1:4.2.6.p3+dfsg-1ubuntu3.11 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, before 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.10 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, on Ubuntu Wily, and before 1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.3 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS allows local users with access to the ntp account to write to arbitrary files and consequently gain privileges via vectors involving statistics directory cleanup.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
6- bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ntp/+bug/1528050nvdIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/141913/NTP-Privilege-Escalation.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/81552nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034808nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3096-1nvdVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
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