CVE-2016-6254
collectd - security update
9.1
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 10.8%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-6254
To remediate CVE-2016-6254, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/collectd—upgrade to 5.5.2-r0 or later
- —upgrade to 5.5.2-1 or later
- —upgrade to 5.1.0-3+deb7u1 or later
- —upgrade to 5.4.1-6+deb8u1 or later
Is CVE-2016-6254 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 10.8%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (4)
- from 0, < 5.5.2-r0
- from 0, < 5.5.2-1
- from 0, < 5.1.0-3+deb7u1
- from 0, < 5.4.1-6+deb8u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |