# CVE-2026-102484: Heap-based Buffer Overflow in ntpsec

- Severity: CVSS 6.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.2.6
- Published: 2026-10-21 · Updated: 2026-10-29

## Affected

- ntpsec: fixed in 1.2.6

## Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the JJY refclock driver in NTPsec ntpd before 1.2.6 allows an attacker who controls the Telephone JJY time source to corrupt memory or crash ntpd via more than six time replies.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ntpsec, upgrade to a fixed version (1.2.6) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://gitlab.com/NTPsec/ntpsec/-/work_items/895
- https://gitlab.com/NTPsec/ntpsec/-/commit/62a454f6fcb6f2dcc8d5866f6558905ebdb7dd69

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