CVE-2016-6301 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

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

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.5