CWE Code: 264
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 7.2
CWE Name:  Permissions Privileges and Access Controls
Summary: 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.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2017-04-14
Last Modified Date: 2017-04-20