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CVE-2005-2496

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 gr…

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
Dave MillsNtpd
through 4.2.0.a.2004-06-17_4.fc3

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