security flaw
Published Sep 2, 2005
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.45%
Description
The xntpd ntp (ntpd) daemon before 4.2.0b, when run with the -u option and using a string to specify the group, uses the group ID of the user instead of the group, which causes xntpd to run with different privileges than intended.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 4.2.0.a.2004-06-17_4.fc3
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
ntp-0:4.2.0.a.20040617-4.EL4.1
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0393
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | ntp-0:4.2.0.a.20040617-4.EL4.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0393 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.45% (0.00445) | 36.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.45% (0.00445) | 35.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.09% (0.00094) | 24.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 26.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 30.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 28.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 67.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.40th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (16)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16602 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21464 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016679 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-801 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:156 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.osvdb.org/19055 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0393.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14673 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?id=55155 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1561 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-2496 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617728 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22035 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2496
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9669 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-2496
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.