An out-of-bounds read in the NTS-KE client response parser (nts_client_process_response_core) in NTPsec before 1.2.4 allows a malicious NTS-KE server…
An out-of-bounds read in the NTS-KE client response parser (nts_client_process_response_core) in NTPsec before 1.2.4 allows a malicious NTS-KE server to read the client's stack memory, including pointers that defeat ASLR, which the client then sends in cleartext as NTS cookies, via an NTS-KE record whose declared length exceeds the data received.
Read at NIST National Vulnerability Database (CVE API 2.0)
- Vendor
- NTPsec
- Product
- NTPsec
- CVSS v3.1
- 3.7 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- NVD status
- Awaiting Analysis
Why it ranks 15 (Routine)
- No intrinsic risk signals yet; rank reflects source class and recency only.
- Recency: items published within 24 hours gain 15, within 72 hours 6, within 7 days 2.