CVE-2016-6254

Publication date 19 August 2016

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.1 · Critical

Score breakdown

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.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that collectd mishandled certain malformed packets. A remote attacker could use this vulnerablility to cause collectd to crash or possibly execuite arbitrary code.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
collectd 21.10 impish
Not affected
21.04 hirsute
Not affected
20.10 groovy
Not affected
20.04 LTS focal
Not affected
19.10 eoan
Not affected
19.04 disco
Not affected
18.10 cosmic
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful Ignored end of life
17.04 zesty Ignored end of life
16.10 yakkety Ignored end of life
16.04 LTS xenial
15.10 wily Ignored end of life
14.04 LTS trusty
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life

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Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.1 · Critical
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-4793-1
    • collectd vulnerabilities
    • 15 March 2021

Other references