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CVE-2019-6444
An issue was discovered in NTPsec before 1.1.3. process_control() in ntp_control.c has a stack-based buffer over-read because…
Critical9.1EPSS 45.7%
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Description
An issue was discovered in NTPsec before 1.1.3. process_control() in ntp_control.c has a stack-based buffer over-read because attacker-controlled data is dereferenced by ntohl() in ntpd.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 45.7% · top 1.2% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.1.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (4)
- https://dumpco.re/bugs/ntpsec-oobread2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://dumpco.re/blog/ntpsec-bugs (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/ntpsec/ntpsec/blob/NTPsec_1_1_3/NEWS (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 46176 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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