CVE-2005-2496

Published: 2 September 2005

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.

Priority

Status

Package	Release	Status
ntp Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	dapper	Not vulnerable
	edgy	Not vulnerable
	feisty	Not vulnerable
	upstream	Needs triage

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-175-1
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-2496
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

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