CVE-2017-6455
Publication date 27 March 2017
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
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.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ntp | ||
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
|
|
Notes
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
7.0 · High
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H