{
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "id": "GHSA-c7qx-m9c7-8wm7",
  "modified": "2022-05-17T02:49:00Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T02:49:00Z",
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2016-0727"
  ],
  "details": "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.",
  "severity": [
    {
      "type": "CVSS_V3",
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
    }
  ],
  "affected": [],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0727"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ntp/+bug/1528050"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1382369"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141913/NTP-Privilege-Escalation.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81552"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034808"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3096-1"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [],
    "severity": "HIGH",
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-04-14T18:59:00Z"
  }
}