Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:20166254000
Revision Date:2016-08-19Version:1
Title:CVE-2016-6254 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.
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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2016-6254
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.10
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) is installed.
  • AND NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'collectd' package in cosmic is not affected (note: '5.7.2-2ubuntu1').
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