CVE-2015-7703

Description

The pidfile or driftfile directives in NTP ntpd 4.2.x before 4.2.8p4, and 4.3.x before 4.3.77, when ntpd is configured to allow remote configuration, allows remote attackers with an IP address that is allowed to send configuration requests, and with knowledge of the remote configuration password to write to arbitrary files via the :config command.

Risk Information

Base Score
7.5
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
8.074

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Multiple Vulnerabilities in ntpd Affecting Cisco Products - October 2015 For Cisco IOS XE SoftwareNCM
Multiple Vulnerabilities in ntpd Affecting Cisco Products - October 2015 For Cisco IOSNCM
Multiple Vulnerabilities in ntpd Affecting Cisco Products - October 2015 For Cisco NX-OS SoftwareNCM
Improper Input Validation Vulnerability (CVE-2015-7703)NCM

Patch Details

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Patch IDPatch Description
PATCH-1706107Security Update for Cisco IOS XE Software 5.2(1)SV5(1.3a)
PATCH-1706090Security Update for Cisco IOS Amsterdam-17.2.1r
PATCH-1706149Security Update for Cisco NX-OS Software 4.1(3a)UCSM

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234