CVE-2026-102486
HIGH
7,5
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high
Description
AI Translation Available
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.
125
Out-of-bounds Read
DraftCommon Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Confidentiality
Availability
Other
Potential Impacts:
Read Memory
Bypass Protection Mechanism
Dos: Crash, Exit, Or Restart
Varies By Context
Applicable Platforms
Languages:
Memory-Unsafe, C, C++
Technologies:
ICS/OT
https://gitlab.com/NTPsec/ntpsec/-/commit/7cc079387
https://gitlab.com/NTPsec/ntpsec/-/work_items/891
https://gitlab.com/NTPsec/ntpsec/-/work_items/895