{"id":"CVE-2017-7401","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-7401","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:57:35.181Z","title":"Incorrect interaction of the parse_packet() and parse_part_sign_sha256() functions in network.c in collectd 5.7.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) of a collectd instance (configured with \"SecurityLevel…","description":"Incorrect interaction of the parse_packet() and parse_part_sign_sha256() functions in network.c in collectd 5.7.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) of a collectd instance (configured with \"SecurityLevel None\" and with empty \"AuthFile\" options) via a crafted UDP packet.","published":"2017-04-03T14:59:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:24:17.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-835"],"affected":["collectd/collectd"],"epss":{"score":0.04032,"percentile":0.90543,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.03%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97321","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1285","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1787","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2615","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/collectd/collectd/issues/2174","tags":["Issue Tracking","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97321","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1285","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1787","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2615","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/collectd/collectd/issues/2174","tags":["Issue Tracking","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7401","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}