collectd: heap overflow in the network plugin
Published Aug 19, 2016
9.1
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 5.70%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 8.0
Configuration 2
Configuration 3
- 23
- 24
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) Operational Tools
collectd
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) Operational Tools
collectd
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) Operational Tools
collectd
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) Operational Tools
collectd
Will not fix
Red Hat Storage Console 2
collectd
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) Operational Tools | collectd | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) Operational Tools | collectd | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) Operational Tools | collectd | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) Operational Tools | collectd | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Storage Console 2 | collectd | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.70% (0.05695) | 92.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.59% (0.05587) | 91.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 29, 2026 | 10.84% (0.10839) | 93.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 22, 2025 | 13.06% (0.13065) | 93.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 10.06% (0.10058) | 92.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 33.78% (0.33776) | 95.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 10.06% (0.10058) | 92.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 5.49% (0.05493) | 93.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 5.38% (0.05376) | 92.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 5.10% (0.05100) | 91.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 5.38% (0.05376) | 91.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.79% (0.03795) | 85.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.79% (0.03795) | 84.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.79% (0.03795) | 67.25th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://collectd.org/news.shtml x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3636 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6254 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1360709 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/collectd/collectd/commit/b589096f907052b3a4da2b9ccc9b0e2e888dfc18 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CM4W5SJ4OTBGINGIN4NJLXCUZAZANO6J/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UIZ5UXDOB7BA5NGE2F2I2BL4K6763DHW/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6254
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6254
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://collectd.org/news.shtml | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3636 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6254 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1360709 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/collectd/collectd/commit/b589096f907052b3a4da2b9ccc9b0e2e888dfc18 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CM4W5SJ4OTBGINGIN4NJLXCUZAZANO6J/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UIZ5UXDOB7BA5NGE2F2I2BL4K6763DHW/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6254 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6254 |
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