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CVE-2016-6301

The recv_and_process_client_pkt function in networking/ntpd.c in busybox allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and bandwidth consumption) via a forged NTP packet, which triggers a communication loop.

Published

2016-12-09T20:59:01.827

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-399

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	busybox	busybox	< 1.25.1	Yes

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html ([email protected])
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18 ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7 ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/20 ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/15 ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/03/7 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92277 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1363710 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=150dc7a2b483b8338a3e185c478b4b23ee884e71 Issue Tracking, Patch ([email protected])
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14 ([email protected])
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7 ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-05 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/20 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/15 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/03/7 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92277 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1363710 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=150dc7a2b483b8338a3e185c478b4b23ee884e71 Issue Tracking, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-05 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)