CVE-2016-6301: Busybox

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Busybox Busybox: before 1.25.1 (fixed in 1.25.1)

Published 2016-12-09. Last modified 2026-06-17.