Denial of Service Vulnerability in recv_and_process_client_pkt Function in Busybox

CVE-2016-6301 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

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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