{"description":"Trending threats, MITRE ATT\u0026CK coverage, and detection metadata. Fed continuously.","favicon":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/favicon-32x32.png","feed_url":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/vendors/ntpsec/feed.json","home_page_url":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/","icon":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/apple-touch-icon.png","items":[{"_cs_actors":[],"_cs_cpes":["cpe:2.3:a:ntpsec:ntpd:1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","cpe:2.3:a:ntpsec:ntpd:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"],"_cs_cves":[{"cvss":7.5,"id":"CVE-2026-102486"}],"_cs_exploited":false,"_cs_has_poc":false,"_cs_poc_references":[],"_cs_products":["ntpd (1.1.4 through 1.2.5)"],"_cs_severities":["low"],"_cs_tags":["denial-of-service","ntpsec","vulnerability"],"_cs_type":"advisory","_cs_vendors":["NTPsec"],"content_html":"\u003cp\u003eNTPsec ntpd versions 1.1.4 through 1.2.5 contain a vulnerability in the parsing of Network Time Security (NTS) extension fields. An unauthenticated remote attacker can send a crafted NTS Authenticator and Encrypted Extension Fields (AEEF) field containing an oversized nonce length. This triggers an out-of-bounds read, causing the ntpd daemon to crash. There is currently no mention of remote code execution or authentication bypass.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"impact\"\u003eImpact\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuccessful exploitation results in a denial-of-service (DoS) condition, as the ntpd daemon crashes when processing the malformed AEEF packet.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"recommendation\"\u003eRecommendation\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInventory all systems running NTPsec ntpd 1.1.4 through 1.2.5.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMonitor for anomalous ntpd crash events or sudden service restarts on internet-facing time synchronization servers.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePatch to the latest stable release of NTPsec ntpd once the vendor provides a resolution.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ol\u003e\n","date_modified":"2026-10-21T17:10:06Z","date_published":"2026-10-21T17:10:06Z","id":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/briefs/2026-10-ntpsec-dos/","summary":"NTPsec ntpd versions 1.1.4 through 1.2.5 are vulnerable to a remote denial-of-service attack due to an out-of-bounds read flaw triggered by malformed NTS extension fields.","title":"NTPsec ntpd: Out-of-bounds read in NTS extension field parsing (CVE-2026-102486)","url":"https://feed.craftedsignal.io/briefs/2026-10-ntpsec-dos/"}],"language":"en","title":"CraftedSignal Threat Feed - NTPsec","version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1"}