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CVE-2016-6254

Public on 2016-08-19
Modified on 2016-09-01
Description

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in collectd's network plugin. The flaw allowed a remote attacker to crash the collectd daemon (denial of service) or possibly execute remote code using a crafted network packet. For this flaw to be exploited, the network plugin must be enabled.

Severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
8.6
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 1 collectd 2016-09-01 18:00 ALAS-2016-739

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv2 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 8.6 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
NVD CVSSv2 6.4 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
NVD CVSSv3 9.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H