Critical severity9.1NVD Advisory· Published Aug 19, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-6254

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.

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Affected products

Collectd/Collectd2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:collectd:collectd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:collectd:collectd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=5.4.0,<5.4.3
- (no CPE)range: <5.4.3, <5.5.2
Debian/linux
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Fedoraproject/Fedora2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
osv-coords2 versions
pkg:rpm/suse/collectd&distro=SUSE%20Lifecycle%20Management%20Server%201.3 pkg:rpm/suse/collectd&distro=SUSE%20WebYast%201.3
< 4.9.4-0.25.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.4-0.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.9.4-0.25.1

Patches

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References

github.com/collectd/collectd/commit/b589096f907052b3a4da2b9ccc9b0e2e888dfc18nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
collectd.org/news.shtmlnvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3636nvdThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CM4W5SJ4OTBGINGIN4NJLXCUZAZANO6J/nvd
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UIZ5UXDOB7BA5NGE2F2I2BL4K6763DHW/nvd

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