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FreeBSD: VID-08A2DF48-6C6A-11E7-9B01-2047478F2F70 (CVE-2017-7401): collectd5 -- Denial of service by sending a signed network packet to a server which is not set up to check signatures

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FreeBSD: VID-08A2DF48-6C6A-11E7-9B01-2047478F2F70 (CVE-2017-7401): collectd5 -- Denial of service by sending a signed network packet to a server which is not set up to check signatures

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
02/13/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
07/19/2017
Modified
05/03/2019

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.

Solution(s)

  • freebsd-upgrade-package-collectd5

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