CVE-2016-6301: Busybox vulnerability
Vendor fix available · Affected: Busybox · Exploitation: possible (1 to 10%)
Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.
Higher than 95% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
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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- Exploitation
- Possible (1 to 10%). EPSS between 1% and 10%.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- Busybox
- Published
- December 2016
CoverageNo articles yet
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References
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CVE recordcve.org
- Weakness CWE-835cwe.mitre.org
- Vendor advisorysecurity.gentoo.org
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1363710bugzilla.redhat.com
- securityfocus.com/bid/92277securityfocus.com
- git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=150dc7a2b483b8338a3e185c478b4git.busybox.net
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managedpacketstormsecurity.com
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credpacketstormsecurity.com
- Mailing listopenwall.com
- Mailing listseclists.org
- Mailing listseclists.org
- Mailing listseclists.org
- Mailing listseclists.org
- Mailing listseclists.org
1 more reference is in the CVE record.