CVE-2016-0727Not scoredCWE-264

CVE-2016-0727: Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerability

Canonical · Ubuntu Linux

Vendor fix available · Affected: Canonical Ubuntu Linux · Exploitation: possible (1 to 10%)

Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.

1.3%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

69th percentile

050100

Higher than 69% of scored CVEs

Not scored yet. The CVE record carries no CVSS score.

DescriptionCVE.org

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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Exploitation: Possible (1 to 10%). EPSS between 1% and 10%.
CISA KEV: Not listed
Public check: No public nuclei template
Weakness: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls · Access Control
Vendor: Canonical
Published: April 2017
Band: Possible (1 to 10%), April 2017

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