CVE-2017-16820 (GCVE-0-2017-16820)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-11-14 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 20:35
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
The csnmp_read_table function in snmp.c in the SNMP plugin in collectd before 5.6.3 is susceptible to a double free in a certain error case, which could lead to a crash (or potentially have other impact).
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
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| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0252 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
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| https://bugs.debian.org/881757 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/collectd/collectd/issues/2291 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0560 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1605 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2615 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0299 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://github.com/collectd/collectd/releases/tag… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/collectd/collectd/commit/d16c2… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Date Public
2017-11-14 00:00
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