Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting collectd-postgresql package, versions <0:5.7.1-4.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.69% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-COLLECTDPOSTGRESQL-4454122
  • published26 Mar 2023
  • disclosed13 Feb 2017

Introduced: 13 Feb 2017

CVE-2017-7401  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 collectd-postgresql to version 0:5.7.1-4.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:1285.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream collectd-postgresql package and not the collectd-postgresql package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.