CVE-2017-16820
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
9.8
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).
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 5.8.0-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 5.8.0-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 5.8.0-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 5.8.0-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 5.8.0-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| collectd | collectd | {"endExcluding":"5.6.3"} | 5.6.3 |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0252
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0299
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0560
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1605
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2615
- https://bugs.debian.org/881757
- https://github.com/collectd/collectd/commit/d16c24542b2f96a194d43a73c2e5778822b9cb47
- https://github.com/collectd/collectd/issues/2291
- https://github.com/collectd/collectd/releases/tag/collectd-5.6.3
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201803-10
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16820
CWEs
CWE-415
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.