CVE-2016-6301
HIGH7.5EPSS 4.9%Published: 12/9/2016Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
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.
Affected packages (2)
- Alpine/busyboxfrom 0, < 1.24.2-r1
- Debian/busyboxfrom 0, < 1:1.27.2-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |