CVE-2016-6254 in collectd

Summary

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.

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• Reservation: 07/20/2016
• Disclosure: 08/19/2016
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: 1
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-119 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 9.1
• EPSS: 0.13065
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6254
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6254
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2016-6254/