USN-4793-1 (UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6254)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2021-03-15 21:14 – Updated: 2026-06-29 10:52 – Source website
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Summary
collectd vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that collectd mishandled certain malformed packets. A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to cause collectd to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-6254)

It was discovered that collectd failed to handle certain input. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause collectd to crash. (CVE-2017-16820)

It was discovered that collectd mishandles certain malformed network packets. A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a Denial of Service or consume system resources. (CVE-2017-7401)

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  "id": "USN-4793-1",
  "modified": "2026-06-29T10:52:48Z",
  "published": "2021-03-15T21:14:39Z",
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