CVE-2016-6254 (GCVE-0-2016-6254)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-08-19 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 01:22
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
9.1 (Critical)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
5 references
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| https://github.com/collectd/collectd/commit/b5890… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3636 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
| http://collectd.org/news.shtml | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
Date Public
2016-07-26 00:00
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