vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-4793-1 (CVE-2016-6254): collectd vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P) | Aug 19, 2016 | Mar 22, 2023 | Aug 18, 2025 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
Aug 19, 2016
Added
Mar 22, 2023
Modified
Aug 18, 2025
Description
It was discovered that collectd mishandled certain malformed packets. A
remote attacker could use this vulnerability to cause collectd to crash or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-6254)
It was discovered that collectd failed to handle certain input. An attacker
could use this vulnerability to cause collectd to crash. (CVE-2017-16820)
It was discovered that collectd mishandles certain malformed network
packets. A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a Denial of
Service or consume system resources. (CVE-2017-7401)
Solutions
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-collectdubuntu-pro-upgrade-collectd-coreubuntu-pro-upgrade-libcollectdclient1
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