Out-of-Bounds Affecting collectd package, versions <5.5.2-1
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- published19 Aug 2016
- disclosed19 Aug 2016
Introduced: 19 Aug 2016
CVE-2016-6254 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:10 collectd to version 5.5.2-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream collectd package and not the collectd package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-6254
- http://collectd.org/news.shtml
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6254
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3636
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CM4W5SJ4OTBGINGIN4NJLXCUZAZANO6J/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UIZ5UXDOB7BA5NGE2F2I2BL4K6763DHW/
- https://github.com/collectd/collectd/commit/b589096f907052b3a4da2b9ccc9b0e2e888dfc18
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-6254
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CM4W5SJ4OTBGINGIN4NJLXCUZAZANO6J/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UIZ5UXDOB7BA5NGE2F2I2BL4K6763DHW/