CVE-2016-6301 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the recv_and_process_client_pkt function within busybox's NTP implementation. A remote attacker can exploit this by sending a crafted NTP packet, leading to a communication loop that consumes CPU and bandwidth resources. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network without authentication, resulting in high availability impact. Despite its severity, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.25.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:busybox:busybox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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