CVE-2019-6445
An authenticated attacker can cause a NULL pointer dereference and ntpd crash in ntp_control.c, related to ctl_getitem.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.7%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
An issue was discovered in NTPsec before 1.1.3. An authenticated attacker can cause a NULL pointer dereference and ntpd crash in ntp_control.c, related to ctl_getitem.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 14.69% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 16 January 2019
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- ntpsec/ntpsec
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 10.9% on 21 September 2026 to 14.7% on 3 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- https://dumpco.re/blog/ntpsec-bugsExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://dumpco.re/bugs/ntpsec-authed-npeExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ntpsec/ntpsec/blob/NTPsec_1_1_3/NEWSRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46177/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://dumpco.re/blog/ntpsec-bugsExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://dumpco.re/bugs/ntpsec-authed-npeExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/ntpsec/ntpsec/blob/NTPsec_1_1_3/NEWSRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46177/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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