CVE-2016-6301

Summary

CVECVE-2016-6301
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-12-09 20:59:00 UTC
Updated2020-08-27 20:15:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-399

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Busybox Busybox All All All All
Application Busybox Busybox All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Full Disclosure: SEC Consult SA-20190612-0 :: Multiple vulnerabilities in WAGO 852 Industrial Managed Switch Series FULLDISC seclists.org
Full Disclosure: SEC Consult SA-20200827-0 :: Multiple Vulnerabilities in ZTE mobile Hotspot MS910S FULLDISC seclists.org
Bugtraq: SEC Consult SA-20190612-0 :: Multiple vulnerabilities in WAGO 852 Industrial Managed Switch Series BUGTRAQ seclists.org
BusyBox: Denial of Service (GLSA 201701-05) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Full Disclosure: SEC Consult SA-20190904-0 :: Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco router series RV34X, RV26X and RV16X FULLDISC seclists.org
Cisco Device Hardcoded Credentials / GNU glibc / BusyBox ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com
Bugtraq: SEC Consult SA-20190904-0 :: Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco router series RV34X, RV26X and RV16X BUGTRAQ seclists.org
Bug 1363710 – CVE-2016-6301 busybox: NTP server denial of service flaw CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Full Disclosure: SEC Consult SA-20200312-0 :: Authenticated Command Injection in Phoenix Contact TC Router & TC Cloud Client FULLDISC seclists.org
BusyBox 'networking/ntpd.c' Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
busybox - BusyBox: The Swiss Army Knife of Embedded Linux CONFIRM git.busybox.net Issue Tracking, Patch
oss-security - CVE-2016-6301: busybox: NTP server denial of service flaw MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
WAGO 852 Industrial Managed Switch Series Code Execution / Hardcoded Credentials ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 590948 Advantech Spectre RT Industrial Routers Multiple Vulnerabilities (ICSA-21-054-03)
  • 710364 Gentoo Linux BusyBox Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerability (GLSA 201701-05)
  • 751624 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for busybox (SUSE-SU-2022:0135-1)
  • 751633 OpenSUSE Security Update for busybox (openSUSE-SU-2022:0135-1)
  • 752794 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for busybox (SUSE-SU-2022:3959-1)
  • 752903 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for busybox (SUSE-SU-2022:4253-1)
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