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Old 12-20-2014, 07:19 PM   #3
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Default Re: Potentially serious security flaw in fundamental Internet SW

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Originally Posted by 8zeros View Post
It may take a while for firmware devices like routers to get an update. Do you think NTP should be disabled on these boxes until then?
The flaw is mostly a serious issues for servers running 'ntpd'. I would encourage people to contact their router vendor. I have no opinion on whether or not NTP should be silenced. Lots of bad things can happen if you lose clock synchronization. Very bad things.
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