CVE-2005-2496

NameCVE-2005-2496
DescriptionThe 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-801-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
ntp (PTS)bullseye1:4.2.8p15+dfsg-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
ntpsourcewoody(not affected)DSA-801-1
ntpsourcesarge1:4.2.0a+stable-2sarge1mediumDSA-801-1
ntpsourceetch1:4.2.0a+stable-2sarge1medium
ntpsource(unstable)1:4.2.0a+stable-2sarge1medium

Notes

I suspect DSA-801 is fixed by the non-root patches from Ubuntu??
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