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CVE-2017-6455

ntp: Privileged execution of User Library code

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

4

CVSS 3.0

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Published · March 21, 2017

Updated · May 13, 2026

Description

NTP before 4.2.8p10 and 4.3.x before 4.3.94, when using PPSAPI, allows local users to gain privileges via a DLL in the PPSAPI_DLLS environment variable.

Statement

This issue did not affect the versions of ntp as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 4
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE not specified