Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package collectd  (opens in a new tab)


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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1910-COLLECTD-654385
  • published3 Apr 2017
  • disclosed3 Apr 2017

Introduced: 3 Apr 2017

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

Amendment

The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:19.10.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream collectd package and not the collectd package as distributed by Ubuntu.

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.