Is CVE-2016-0727 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2016-0727 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2016-0727?

CVE-2016-0727 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2016-0727?

CVE-2016-0727 has an EPSS score of 1.25% (66th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-0727?

Upgrade ntp on debian 11 to 1:4.2.8p9+dfsg-2 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-0727

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The crontab script in the ntp package before 1:4.2.6.p3+dfsg-1ubuntu3.11 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, before 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.10 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, on Ubuntu Wily, and before 1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.3 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS allows local users with access to the ntp account to write to arbitrary files and consequently gain privileges via vectors involving statistics directory cleanup.

CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

How to fix

Remediation Available

ntpDebian

Fixed in:1:4.2.8p9+dfsg-2CVE-2016-0727

ntpUbuntu

Fixed in:1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.10USN-3096-1

Fixed in:1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.3USN-3096-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.25%probability of exploitation in 30 days

66thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 66% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

bugs.launchpad.net

Exploit1

packetstormsecurity.com

Vendor Advisory1

ubuntu.com

Third-Party Advisory2

Issue Tracking1

bugzilla.redhat.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-264 (Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2012-1456	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1459	Medium	4.3	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2012-1446	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1443	Medium	4.3	100%	-	-
CVE-2012-1442	Medium	4.3	99%	-	-
CVE-2012-1457	Medium	4.3	98%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.