Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2016-6254 (CCN-116182)

Assigned:2016-07-20
Published:2016-07-20
Updated:2019-03-04
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.1 Critical (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H)
7.9 High (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
7.3 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
6.4 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:6.4 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
7.5 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-119
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: CONFIRM
Type: Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
http://collectd.org/news.shtml

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2016-6254

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Third Party Advisory
DSA-3636

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
collectd-cve20166254-bo(116182)

Source: CCN
Type: Collectd GIT Repository
network plugin: Fix heap overflow in parse_packet()

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/collectd/collectd/commit/b589096f907052b3a4da2b9ccc9b0e2e888dfc18

Source: FEDORA
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
FEDORA-2016-23f0d552e8

Source: FEDORA
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
FEDORA-2016-e16a14ffc5

Source: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2016-6254

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/a:collectd:collectd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 5.4.0 and < 5.4.3)
  • OR cpe:/a:collectd:collectd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 5.5.0 and < 5.5.2)

    • Configuration 3:
  • cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20166254
    V
    		CVE-2016-6254
    2023-06-22
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:7464
    P
    		collectd-5.12.0-150400.3.2.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2023-06-12
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:627
    P
    		Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)
    2022-08-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:2890
    P
    		collectd-5.12.0-150400.1.11 on GA media (Moderate)
    2022-06-22
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:94520
    P
    		collectd-5.12.0-150400.1.11 on GA media (Moderate)
    2022-06-22
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:28
    P
    		collectd-5.10.0-1.108 on GA media (Moderate)
    2022-06-13
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:100396
    P
    		 (Important)
    2022-04-11
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:957
    P
    		Security update for wpa_supplicant (Important)
    2022-03-04
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:112089
    P
    		collectd-5.5.2-1.4 on GA media (Moderate)
    2022-01-17
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:105631
    P
    		collectd-5.5.2-1.4 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-10-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:69719
    P
    		Security update for openssl-1_0_0 (Important)
    2021-08-24
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:71787
    P
    		collectd-5.10.0-1.108 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-08-09
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:100804
    P
    		collectd-5.10.0-1.108 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-08-09
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:62046
    P
    		collectd-5.10.0-1.108 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-08-09
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:69614
    P
    		Security update for libass (Important)
    2021-03-24
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:49014
    P
    		libiso9660-8-0.90-6.3.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-03
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:71457
    P
    		collectd-5.10.0-1.108 on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-03
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:93683
    P
    		collectd-5.10.0-1.108 on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-03
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:107062
    P
    		collectd-5.10.0-1.108 on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-03
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:61716
    P
    		collectd-5.10.0-1.108 on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-03
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:116620
    P
    		collectd-5.10.0-1.108 on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-03
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:49068
    P
    		collectd on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:72936
    P
    		Security update for rubygem-actionpack-5_1 (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:66271
    P
    		Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:66363
    P
    		collectd on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:73054
    P
    		collectd on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.cisecurity:def:998
    P
    		DSA-3636-1 -- collectd -- security update
    2016-09-16
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:201662540000000
    V
    		CVE-2016-6254 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.
    2016-08-19
    oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:20166254000
    V
    		CVE-2016-6254 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - medium.
    2016-08-19
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20166254000
    V
    		CVE-2016-6254 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.
    2016-08-19
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201662540000000
    V
    		CVE-2016-6254 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
    2016-08-19
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:20166254000
    V
    		CVE-2016-6254 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
    2016-08-19
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20166254000
    V
    		CVE-2016-6254 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2016-08-19
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201662540000000
    V
    		CVE-2016-6254 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2016-08-19
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:20166254000
    V
    		CVE-2016-6254 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.
    2016-08-19
    oval:com.ubuntu.disco:def:201662540000000
    V
    		CVE-2016-6254 on Ubuntu 19.04 (disco) - medium.
    2016-08-19
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20166254000
    V
    		CVE-2016-6254 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
    2016-08-19
    BACK
    debian debian linux 8.0
    collectd collectd *
    collectd collectd *
    fedoraproject fedora 23
    fedoraproject fedora 24