Dependency on vulnerable third-party component in ntpd-rs - #VU127485
Published: August 24, 2023 / Updated: April 24, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU127485
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-1395
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause excessive cpu usage during startup.
The vulnerability exists due to dependency on a vulnerable third-party component in the NTS key validation process when performing NTS key exchange during startup. A remote attacker can man-in-the-middle traffic to and from NTS key exchange servers to cause excessive cpu usage during startup.
Only clients configured to use NTS are vulnerable.
Affected software
ntpd-rs
Remediation
Install security update from vendor's website.
ntpd-rs - update to 0.3.7