CVE-2019-6445
An issue was discovered in NTPsec before 1.1.3. An authenticated attacker can cause a NULL...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.5
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-6445- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-6445- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-16006 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2019-16006- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-48cf-q482-5pp4
6.5
An issue was discovered in NTPsec before 1.1.3. An authenticated attacker can cause a NULL...
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.
- Record
GHSA-48cf-q482-5pp4- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2019-6445
6.5
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.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2019-6445- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSV
6.5
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.
- Record
CVE-2019-6445- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-6445
6.5
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-6445- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-6445
6.5
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-6445- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2019:0082-1 No score
Security update for ntpsec
This update for ntpsec to version 1.1.3 fixes the following issues:
Security issues fixed:
- CVE-2019-6442: Fixed a out of bounds write via a malformed config request (boo#1122132)
- CVE-2019-6443: Fixed a stack-based buffer over-read in the ctl_getitem function (boo#1122144)
- CVE-2019-6444: Fixed a stack-based buffer over-read in the process_control function (boo#1122134)
- CVE-2019-6445: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference in the ctl_getitem function (boo#1122131)
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2019:0082-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11103-1 No score
libntpc1-1.2.1-1.2 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the libntpc1-1.2.1-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11103-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
ntpsecAlpine:v3.10 |
before 1.1.3-r0 | 1.1.3-r0 |
ntpsecAlpine:v3.11 |
before 1.1.3-r0 | 1.1.3-r0 |
ntpsecAlpine:v3.12 |
before 1.1.3-r0 | 1.1.3-r0 |
ntpsecAlpine:v3.13 |
before 1.1.3-r0 | 1.1.3-r0 |
ntpsecAlpine:v3.14 |
before 1.1.3-r0 | 1.1.3-r0 |
ntpsecAlpine:v3.15 |
before 1.1.3-r0 | 1.1.3-r0 |
ntpsecAlpine:v3.16 |
before 1.1.3-r0 | 1.1.3-r0 |
ntpsecAlpine:v3.17 |
before 1.1.3-r0 | 1.1.3-r0 |
ntpsecAlpine:v3.18 |
before 1.1.3-r0 | 1.1.3-r0 |
ntpsecAlpine:v3.19 |
before 1.1.3-r0 | 1.1.3-r0 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
ntpsecAlpine:v3.20 |
before 1.1.3-r0 | 1.1.3-r0 |
ntpsecAlpine:v3.21 |
before 1.1.3-r0 | 1.1.3-r0 |
ntpsecAlpine:v3.22 |
before 1.1.3-r0 | 1.1.3-r0 |
ntpsecAlpine:v3.23 |
before 1.1.3-r0 | 1.1.3-r0 |
ntpsecAlpine:v3.24 |
before 1.1.3-r0 | 1.1.3-r0 |
ntpsecDebian:12 |
before 1.1.3+dfsg1-1 | 1.1.3+dfsg1-1 |
ntpsecDebian:13 |
before 1.1.3+dfsg1-1 | 1.1.3+dfsg1-1 |
ntpsecDebian:14 |
before 1.1.3+dfsg1-1 | 1.1.3+dfsg1-1 |
ntpsecUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
before 1.1.0+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.2, plus listed versions 1.0.0+dfsg1-11.0.0+dfsg1-31.1.0+dfsg1-11.1.0+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1 |
1.1.0+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.2 |
ntpsecopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 1.2.1-1.2 | 1.2.1-1.2 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | NTPsec 1.1.2 - 'ntp_control' (Authenticated) NULL Pointer Dereference (PoC) | 2019-01-16 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, aliases, references | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-6445 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Ntpsec, published January 16, 2019. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.7%, the 96th percentile. Fixed in ntpsec 1.1.3-r0.
References
exploit-db.com/exploits/46177
dumpco.re/blog/ntpsec-bugs
github.com/ntpsec/ntpsec/blob/NTPsec_1_1_3/NEWS
dumpco.re/bugs/ntpsec-authed-npe
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6445
github.com/advisories/GHSA-48cf-q482-5pp4
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security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2019-6445
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-6445
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-6445
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-6445
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/577KX4OOBHVFJ6V4EDJ2OFZWCLQDDAG4
bugzilla.suse.com/1122131
bugzilla.suse.com/1122132
bugzilla.suse.com/1122134
bugzilla.suse.com/1122144
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-6442
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-6443
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-6444
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-6445
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-7182
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-22212