CVE-2016-6301
Busybox NTP Denial of Service
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 9, 2016, 8:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 27, 2020, 8:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
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CVE-2016-6301 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 27, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Aug/20 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 13, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Mar/15 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 05, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154361/Cisco-Device-Hardcoded-Credentials-GNU-glibc-BusyBox.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 05, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/7 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 04, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Sep/7 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 13, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153278/WAGO-852-Industrial-Managed-Switch-Series-Code-Execution-Hardcoded-Credentials.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 13, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/14 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 13, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/18 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1363710 Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1363710 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-05 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-05 Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:busybox:busybox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:busybox:busybox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.25.1 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-05 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 14, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:busybox:busybox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/03/7 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/03/7 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92277 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92277 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=150dc7a2b483b8338a3e185c478b4b23ee884e71 No Types Assigned https://git.busybox.net/busybox/commit/?id=150dc7a2b483b8338a3e185c478b4b23ee884e71 Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1363710 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1363710 Issue Tracking Added CWE CWE-399
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-6301 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-6301
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
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4.86 }} 0.54%
score
0.92539
percentile