CVE-2025-58066

MEDIUM

5.3

CVSS v3

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.

CWE-406

How to fix

Remediation Available

rust-ntpdDebian

Fixed in:1.6.2-1CVE-2025-58066

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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 VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

0.34%probability of exploitation in 30 days

26thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 26% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-406 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2021-38425	High	7.5	5.0%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-38487	High	8.2	3.3%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-43547	High	7.5	2.4%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-0028	High	8.6	2.4%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2019-14850	Low	3.7	1.6%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-38429	Medium	6.6	1.4%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2025-58066?

Upgrade rust-ntpd on debian unstable to 1.6.2-1 or later.

Is CVE-2025-58066 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2025-58066 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.34% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 26% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2025-58066?

CVE-2025-58066 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2025-58066 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for rust-ntpd (Debian). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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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 2025-09-02.