vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2016-6301: Vulnerability in Multiple Components
Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
---|---|---|---|---|
8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Dec 9, 2016 | Sep 20, 2017 | Oct 1, 2024 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Dec 9, 2016
Added
Sep 20, 2017
Modified
Oct 1, 2024
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.
Solution
alpine-linux-upgrade-busybox

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