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CVE Vulnerability Details :

CVE-2016-6301

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Assigner-redhat

Assigner Org ID-53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749

Published At-09 Dec, 2016 | 20:00

Updated At-04 Dec, 2025 | 16:45

▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)

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.

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Type	CWE ID	Description
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References

Hyperlink	Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/03/7	mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1363710	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92277	vdb-entry x_refsource_BID
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-05	vendor-advisory x_refsource_GENTOO
https://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=150dc7a2b483b8338a3e185c478b4b23ee884e71	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18	mailing-list x_refsource_FULLDISC
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14	mailing-list x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html	x_refsource_MISC
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7	mailing-list x_refsource_FULLDISC
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7	mailing-list x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html	x_refsource_MISC
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/15	mailing-list x_refsource_FULLDISC
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/20	mailing-list x_refsource_FULLDISC

Hyperlink: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/03/7

Resource:

mailing-list

x_refsource_MLIST

Hyperlink: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1363710

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92277

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vdb-entry

x_refsource_BID

Hyperlink: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-05

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_GENTOO

Hyperlink: https://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=150dc7a2b483b8338a3e185c478b4b23ee884e71

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

Hyperlink: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18

Resource:

mailing-list

x_refsource_FULLDISC

Hyperlink: https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14

Resource:

mailing-list

x_refsource_BUGTRAQ

Hyperlink: http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html

Resource:

x_refsource_MISC

Hyperlink: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7

Resource:

mailing-list

x_refsource_FULLDISC

Hyperlink: https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7

Resource:

mailing-list

x_refsource_BUGTRAQ

Hyperlink: http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html

Resource:

x_refsource_MISC

Hyperlink: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/15

Resource:

mailing-list

x_refsource_FULLDISC

Hyperlink: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/20

Resource:

mailing-list

x_refsource_FULLDISC

▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)

1. CVE Program Container

References

Hyperlink	Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/03/7	mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST x_transferred
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1363710	x_refsource_CONFIRM x_transferred
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92277	vdb-entry x_refsource_BID x_transferred
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-05	vendor-advisory x_refsource_GENTOO x_transferred
https://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=150dc7a2b483b8338a3e185c478b4b23ee884e71	x_refsource_CONFIRM x_transferred
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18	mailing-list x_refsource_FULLDISC x_transferred
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14	mailing-list x_refsource_BUGTRAQ x_transferred
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html	x_refsource_MISC x_transferred
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7	mailing-list x_refsource_FULLDISC x_transferred
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7	mailing-list x_refsource_BUGTRAQ x_transferred
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html	x_refsource_MISC x_transferred
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/15	mailing-list x_refsource_FULLDISC x_transferred
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/20	mailing-list x_refsource_FULLDISC x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/03/7

Resource:

mailing-list

x_refsource_MLIST

x_transferred

Hyperlink: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1363710

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92277

Resource:

vdb-entry

x_refsource_BID

x_transferred

Hyperlink: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-05

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_GENTOO

x_transferred

Hyperlink: https://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=150dc7a2b483b8338a3e185c478b4b23ee884e71

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18

Resource:

mailing-list

x_refsource_FULLDISC

x_transferred

Hyperlink: https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14

Resource:

mailing-list

x_refsource_BUGTRAQ

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html

Resource:

x_refsource_MISC

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7

Resource:

mailing-list

x_refsource_FULLDISC

x_transferred

Hyperlink: https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7

Resource:

mailing-list

x_refsource_BUGTRAQ

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html

Resource:

x_refsource_MISC

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/15

Resource:

mailing-list

x_refsource_FULLDISC

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/20

Resource:

mailing-list

x_refsource_FULLDISC

x_transferred

2. CISA ADP Vulnrichment

Problem Types

Type	CWE ID	Description
CWE	CWE-835	CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Type: CWE

CWE ID: CWE-835

Description: CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Metrics

Version	Base score	Base severity	Vector
3.1	7.5	HIGH	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Version: 3.1

Base score: 7.5

Base severity: HIGH

Vector:

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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