CVE-2017-6455
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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.
Find out more about CVE-2017-6455 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
This issue did not affect the versions of ntp as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
CVSS v3 metrics
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 4 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Local |
| Attack Complexity | High |
| Privileges Required | High |
| User Interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | High |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | ntp | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ntp | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ntp | Not affected |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank the NTP project for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Cure53 as the original reporter.CVE description copyright © 2017, The MITRE Corporation