VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-6254

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.

CRITICAL 9.1EPSS 5.70%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.70%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

CVSS 3.0: 9.1 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 5.70% probability · 93th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-119
Affected: debian/debian linux · collectd/collectd · fedoraproject/fedora
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

http://collectd.org/news.shtmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3636Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/collectd/collectd/commit/b589096f907052b3a4da2b9ccc9b0e2e888dfc18Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CM4W5SJ4OTBGINGIN4NJLXCUZAZANO6J/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UIZ5UXDOB7BA5NGE2F2I2BL4K6763DHW/
http://collectd.org/news.shtmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3636Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/collectd/collectd/commit/b589096f907052b3a4da2b9ccc9b0e2e888dfc18Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CM4W5SJ4OTBGINGIN4NJLXCUZAZANO6J/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UIZ5UXDOB7BA5NGE2F2I2BL4K6763DHW/

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.