CVE-2026-102486
Out-of-bounds read in NTS extension field parsing in NTPsec ntpd 1.1.4 through 1.2.5 allows a…
- Risk score
- 61/100
- CVSS
- 7.5 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.8%
- Published
- 21 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- Out-of-bounds read in NTS extension field parsing in NTPsec ntpd 1.1.4 through 1.2.5 allows a remote attacker to crash the daemon via an NTS Authenticator and Encrypted Extension Fields (AEEF) field with an oversized nonce length.
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Amber
- CVSS 7.5 high
- Remotely exploitable without logging in
References
Original description
Out-of-bounds read in NTS extension field parsing in NTPsec ntpd 1.1.4 through 1.2.5 allows a remote attacker to crash the daemon via an NTS Authenticator and Encrypted Extension Fields (AEEF) field with an oversized nonce length.
Last activity 21 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.