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CVE-2025-58066 - Ntpd-rs NTS Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerability

CVE ID : CVE-2025-58066
Published : Aug. 29, 2025, 9:15 p.m. | 4 hours, 24 minutes ago
Description : nptd-rs is a tool for synchronizing your computer's clock, implementing the NTP and NTS protocols. In versions between 1.2.0 and 1.6.1 inclusive servers which allow non-NTS traffic are affected by a denial of service vulnerability, where an attacker can induce a message storm between two NTP servers running ntpd-rs. Client-only configurations are not affected. Affected users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.6.2 as soon as possible.
Severity: 5.3 | MEDIUM
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