SB2024112877 - Uncaught Exception in ntpd-rs

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.

1) Uncaught Exception (CVE-ID: N/A)

CWE-ID: CWE-248 - Uncaught Exception

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of a vulnerable dependency in NTS keyshare server functionality when handling network requests. A remote attacker can send network traffic to crash the server to cause a denial of service.

Only deployments configured for use as an NTS keyshare server are vulnerable. Client and non-NTS server usage are unaffected.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://github.com/pendulum-project/ntpd-rs/security/advisories/GHSA-v3mx-w872-mw68
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v3mx-w872-mw68