Resource exhaustion in Pendulum-Project Ntpd-Rs

CVE-2024-38528

nptd-rs is a tool for synchronizing your computer's clock, implementing the NTP and NTS protocols. There is a missing limit for accepted NTS-KE connections. This allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to crash ntpd-rs when an NTS-KE server is configured. Non NTS-KE server configurations, such as the default ntpd-rs configuration, are unaffected. This vulnerability has been patched in version 1.1.3.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (53.3th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 53.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-38528: held from 0.007 to 0.007.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

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Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-38528?
CVE-2024-38528 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pendulum-Project Ntpd-Rs, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-06-28.
How severe is CVE-2024-38528?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.