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CVE-2017-6455

high

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.

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038123

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97074

https://support.apple.com/HT208144

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039427

http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/SecurityNotice#March_2017_ntp_4_2_8p10_NTP_Secu

http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug3384

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-03-27

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0007