CVE-2017-7401
HIGH7.5EPSS 0.42%collectd - security update
Published: 4/3/2017Modified: 11/19/2025
Also known as:ALPINE-CVE-2017-7401DEBIAN-CVE-2017-7401DLA-884-1
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.
Affected packages (3)
- Alpine/collectdfrom 0, < 5.6.2-r1
- Debian/collectdfrom 0, < 5.7.2-1
- Debian/collectdfrom 0, < 5.1.0-3+deb7u3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |