CVE-2016-6254
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Aug 19, 2016
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Jul 20, 2016
Description
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- https://github.com/collectd/collectd/commit/b589096f907052b3a4da2b9ccc9b0e2e888dfc18
- FEDORA-2016-e16a14ffc5vendor-advisory
- DSA-3636vendor-advisory
- http://collectd.org/news.shtml
- FEDORA-2016-23f0d552e8vendor-advisory
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