| Name | CVE-2005-2496 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-801-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ntp (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-7+deb8u3 | fixed |
| stretch | 1:4.2.8p10+dfsg-3+deb9u2 | fixed | |
| buster, buster (lts) | 1:4.2.8p12+dfsg-4+deb10u1 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 1:4.2.8p15+dfsg-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ntp | source | woody | (not affected) | DSA-801-1 | ||
| ntp | source | sarge | 1:4.2.0a+stable-2sarge1 | medium | DSA-801-1 | |
| ntp | source | etch | 1:4.2.0a+stable-2sarge1 | medium | ||
| ntp | source | (unstable) | 1:4.2.0a+stable-2sarge1 | medium |
I suspect DSA-801 is fixed by the non-root patches from Ubuntu??