CVE-2016-6254
CVE-2016-6254
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Heap-based buffer overflow in the parse_packet function in network.c in collectd before 5.4.3 and 5.x before 5.5.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted network packet.
CVSS 9.1 · Critical · EPSS 5.7% · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
n/a
- Versions
- n/a: Affected
No fix published
collectd Debian:12
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 5.5.2-1
Update to 5.5.2-1
collectd Debian:13
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 5.5.2-1
Update to 5.5.2-1
collectd Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
- Versions
- 5.1.0-3.1ubuntu3
- 5.1.0-3.1ubuntu4
- 5.4.0-3ubuntu1
- 5.4.0-3ubuntu2
- 5.4.0-3ubuntu2.1
- 5.4.0-3ubuntu2.2
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 5.4.0-3ubuntu2.2+esm1
Update to 5.4.0-3ubuntu2.2+esm1
collectd Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
- Versions
- 5.4.1-6ubuntu1
- 5.5.0-4
- 5.5.1-1
- 5.5.1-1build1
- 5.5.1-1build2
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 5.5.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Update to 5.5.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Original sources
- https://github.com/collectd/collectd/commit/b589096f907052b3a4da2b9ccc9b0e2e888dfc18
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UIZ5UXDOB7BA5NGE2F2I2BL4K6763DHW/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3636
- http://collectd.org/news.shtml
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CM4W5SJ4OTBGINGIN4NJLXCUZAZANO6J/
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6254