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High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 9, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-6301

CVE-2016-6301

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.

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