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cve[email protected]CVE-2016-6301
HistoryDec 09, 2016 - 8:59 p.m.

CVE-2016-6301

2016-12-0920:59:01
CWE-399
web.nvd.nist.gov
393
4
cve-2016-6301
denial of service
ntp
busybox
cpu consumption
bandwidth consumption
communication loop

7.8 High

CVSS2

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

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

7.5 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

7.1 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.049 Low

EPSS

Percentile

92.8%

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 configurations

NVD
Node
busyboxbusyboxRange<1.25.1
CPENameOperatorVersion
busybox:busyboxbusyboxlt1.25.1

Social References

More

7.8 High

CVSS2

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

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

7.5 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

7.1 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.049 Low

EPSS

Percentile

92.8%