High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 14, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 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.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
Patches
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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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