VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-16820
The csnmp_read_table function in snmp.c in the SNMP plugin in collectd before 5.6.3 is susceptible to a double free in a certain error case, which could lead to a crash (or potentially have other impact).
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 4.00%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.00%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The csnmp_read_table function in snmp.c in the SNMP plugin in collectd before 5.6.3 is susceptible to a double free in a certain error case, which could lead to a crash (or potentially have other impact).
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.00% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-415
- Affected
- collectd/collectd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0252
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0299
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0560
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1605
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2615
- https://bugs.debian.org/881757Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/collectd/collectd/commit/d16c24542b2f96a194d43a73c2e5778822b9cb47Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/collectd/collectd/issues/2291Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/collectd/collectd/releases/tag/collectd-5.6.3Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201803-10
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0252
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0299
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0560
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1605
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2615
- https://bugs.debian.org/881757Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/collectd/collectd/commit/d16c24542b2f96a194d43a73c2e5778822b9cb47Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/collectd/collectd/issues/2291Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/collectd/collectd/releases/tag/collectd-5.6.3Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201803-10
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.