CVE-2016-6254
Collectd Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the parse_packet function in network.c in collectd before 5.4.3 and 5.x before 5.5.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted network packet.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 19, 2016, 9:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 2:33 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.2
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-6254 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-6254 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-6254 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UIZ5UXDOB7BA5NGE2F2I2BL4K6763DHW/ [No types assigned] Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CM4W5SJ4OTBGINGIN4NJLXCUZAZANO6J/ [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UIZ5UXDOB7BA5NGE2F2I2BL4K6763DHW/ Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CM4W5SJ4OTBGINGIN4NJLXCUZAZANO6J/ -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 04, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CM4W5SJ4OTBGINGIN4NJLXCUZAZANO6J/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CM4W5SJ4OTBGINGIN4NJLXCUZAZANO6J/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/collectd/collectd/commit/b589096f907052b3a4da2b9ccc9b0e2e888dfc18 Patch https://github.com/collectd/collectd/commit/b589096f907052b3a4da2b9ccc9b0e2e888dfc18 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UIZ5UXDOB7BA5NGE2F2I2BL4K6763DHW/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UIZ5UXDOB7BA5NGE2F2I2BL4K6763DHW/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:collectd:collectd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.4.2 *cpe:2.3:a:collectd:collectd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.5.1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:collectd:collectd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.4.0 up to (excluding) 5.4.3 *cpe:2.3:a:collectd:collectd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.5.0 up to (excluding) 5.5.2 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UIZ5UXDOB7BA5NGE2F2I2BL4K6763DHW/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CM4W5SJ4OTBGINGIN4NJLXCUZAZANO6J/ [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 23, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:collectd:collectd:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:collectd:collectd:5.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/collectd/collectd/commit/b589096f907052b3a4da2b9ccc9b0e2e888dfc18 No Types Assigned https://github.com/collectd/collectd/commit/b589096f907052b3a4da2b9ccc9b0e2e888dfc18 Patch Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3636 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3636 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://collectd.org/news.shtml No Types Assigned http://collectd.org/news.shtml Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-119 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 22, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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Exploit Prediction
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5.49 }} 0.12%
score
0.93338
percentile