Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 14, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-16820

Description

The csnmp_read_table function in snmp.c in the SNMP plugin in collectd before 5.6.3 is susceptible to a double free in a certain error case, which could lead to a crash (or potentially have other impact).

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Affected products

Collectd/Collectd2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:collectd:collectd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:collectd:collectd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <5.6.3
- (no CPE)range: <5.6.3

Patches

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References

github.com/collectd/collectd/commit/d16c24542b2f96a194d43a73c2e5778822b9cb47nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
bugs.debian.org/881757nvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
github.com/collectd/collectd/issues/2291nvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
github.com/collectd/collectd/releases/tag/collectd-5.6.3nvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0252nvd
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0299nvd
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0560nvd
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1605nvd
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2615nvd
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201803-10nvd

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