CVE-2005-2496 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the xntpd (ntpd) daemon versions prior to 4.2.0b. When configured with the -u option and a string-based group specification, the daemon incorrectly uses the user's group ID instead of the intended group's ID, leading to unintended privilege levels. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating a low severity with local access required for exploitation, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.2.0.a.2004-06-17_4.fc3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:dave_mills:ntpd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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