vulnerability
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 | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Jul 19, 2017 | Jul 19, 2017 | Jun 15, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jul 19, 2017
Added
Jul 19, 2017
Modified
Jun 15, 2026
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
freebsd-upgrade-package-collectd5
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