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.

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Upgrade to version 1.2.4 or above.


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Tue, 03 Nov 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title Out-of-bounds Read in NTPsec
Weaknesses CWE-125
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}


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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitLab

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-03T14:17:09.654Z

Reserved: 2026-11-03T14:16:59.661Z

Link: CVE-2026-121505

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-11-03T15:17:37.557

Modified: 2026-11-03T16:15:28.703

Link: CVE-2026-121505

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