cve-2016-6301
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2016-12-09 20:00
Modified
2024-08-06 01:22
Severity ?
EPSS score ?
Summary
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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