usn-4793-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2021-03-15 21:14
Modified
2026-06-29 10:52
Summary
collectd vulnerabilities
Details
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)
References
{
"affected": [
{
"database_specific": {
"cves_map": {
"cves": [
{
"id": "CVE-2016-6254",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
]
},
{
"id": "CVE-2017-7401",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
]
},
{
"id": "CVE-2017-16820",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
]
}
],
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS"
}
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "collectd",
"binary_version": "5.4.0-3ubuntu2.2+esm1"
},
{
"binary_name": "collectd-core",
"binary_version": "5.4.0-3ubuntu2.2+esm1"
},
{
"binary_name": "collectd-utils",
"binary_version": "5.4.0-3ubuntu2.2+esm1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libcollectdclient1",
"binary_version": "5.4.0-3ubuntu2.2+esm1"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS",
"name": "collectd",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/collectd@5.4.0-3ubuntu2.2+esm1?arch=source\u0026distro=trusty/esm"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "5.4.0-3ubuntu2.2+esm1"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"5.1.0-3.1ubuntu3",
"5.1.0-3.1ubuntu4",
"5.4.0-3ubuntu1",
"5.4.0-3ubuntu2",
"5.4.0-3ubuntu2.1",
"5.4.0-3ubuntu2.2"
]
},
{
"database_specific": {
"cves_map": {
"cves": [
{
"id": "CVE-2016-6254",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
]
},
{
"id": "CVE-2017-7401",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
]
},
{
"id": "CVE-2017-16820",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
]
}
],
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
}
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "collectd",
"binary_version": "5.5.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
},
{
"binary_name": "collectd-core",
"binary_version": "5.5.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
},
{
"binary_name": "collectd-utils",
"binary_version": "5.5.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libcollectdclient1",
"binary_version": "5.5.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
"name": "collectd",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/collectd@5.5.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-apps/xenial"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "5.5.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"5.4.1-6ubuntu1",
"5.5.0-4",
"5.5.1-1",
"5.5.1-1build1",
"5.5.1-1build2"
]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "It was discovered that collectd mishandled certain malformed packets. A\nremote attacker could use this vulnerability to cause collectd to crash or\npossibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-6254)\n\nIt was discovered that collectd failed to handle certain input. An attacker\ncould use this vulnerability to cause collectd to crash. (CVE-2017-16820)\n\nIt was discovered that collectd mishandles certain malformed network\npackets. A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a Denial of\nService or consume system resources. (CVE-2017-7401)\n",
"id": "USN-4793-1",
"modified": "2026-06-29T10:52:48Z",
"published": "2021-03-15T21:14:39Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4793-1"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6254"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7401"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-16820"
}
],
"related": [],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"summary": "collectd vulnerabilities",
"upstream": [
"UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6254",
"UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7401",
"UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16820"
]
}
Loading…
Loading…
Experimental. This forecast is provided for visualization only and may change without notice. Do not use it for operational decisions.
Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.
Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date | Other |
|---|
Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Loading…
Loading…