{"cve":"CVE-2015-7703","nvd":{"published":"2017-07-24T14:29:00.223","modified":"2026-06-17T00:32:59.803","status":"Modified","description":"The \"pidfile\" or \"driftfile\" directives in NTP ntpd 4.2.x before 4.2.8p4, and 4.3.x before 4.3.77, when ntpd is configured to allow remote configuration, allows remote attackers with an IP address that is allowed to send configuration requests, and with knowledge of the remote configuration password to write to arbitrary files via the :config command.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-20"],"references":["http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0780.html","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2583.html","http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/NtpBug2902","http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3388","http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html"],"products":["debian:debian_linux","netapp:clustered_data_ontap","netapp:data_ontap","netapp:oncommand_performance_manager","netapp:oncommand_unified_manager","ntp:ntp","oracle:linux","redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop","redhat:enterprise_linux_server","redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus","redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus","redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus","redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:44:47.710380879+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2015-7703","score":0.03823,"percentile":0.90072,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}