CVE-2019-6444
mediumpriority · attend · 62EPSS 0.457 · 99 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 6.4–9.1
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-46176NTPsec 1.1.2 - 'ntp_control' Out-of-Bounds Read (PoC)functional · exploit_db
affected products (2)
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also known as (3)
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references (12)
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- https://dumpco.re/blog/ntpsec-bugscnnvd
- https://dumpco.re/bugs/ntpsec-oobread2cnnvd
- https://github.com/ntpsec/ntpsec/blob/NTPsec_1_1_3/NEWScnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46176/cnnvd
- https://dumpco.re/blog/ntpsec-bugsenisa_euvd
- https://dumpco.re/bugs/ntpsec-oobread2enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/ntpsec/ntpsec/blob/NTPsec_1_1_3/NEWSenisa_euvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46176/enisa_euvd
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