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CVE-2016-6301

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 8.89% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-12-09 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

AI analysis pending.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

External Security References
packetstormsecurity.com ↗ packetstormsecurity.com ↗

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CVE
CVE-2016-6301
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
8.89%

Original NVD 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.