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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.

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/03/7
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1363710
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92277
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-05
https://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=150dc7a2b483b8338a3e185c478b4b23ee884e71
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/15
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/20
Published
Dec 9, 2016 20:00:00 UTC
Updated
Dec 4, 2025 16:45:40 UTC
Reserved
Jul 26, 2016 00:00:00 UTC
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