CVE-2017-7401 (GCVE-0-2017-7401)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-04-03 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 16:04
VLAI
Summary
Incorrect interaction of the parse_packet() and parse_part_sign_sha256() functions in network.c in collectd 5.7.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) of a collectd instance (configured with "SecurityLevel None" and with empty "AuthFile" options) via a crafted UDP packet.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1285 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://github.com/collectd/collectd/issues/2174 x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2615 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1787 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Date Public
2017-04-03 00:00
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