CVE-2019-6444
9.1
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 11.6%
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.
How to fix CVE-2019-6444
To remediate CVE-2019-6444, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/ntpsec—upgrade to 1.1.3+dfsg1-1 or later
Is CVE-2019-6444 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 11.6%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.1.3+dfsg1-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |