UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6254

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6254
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6254.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6254
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Published
2016-08-19T21:59:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:43:49Z
Severity
  • 9.1 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / collectd

Package

Name
collectd
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/collectd@5.4.0-3ubuntu2.2+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.4.0-3ubuntu2.2+esm1

Affected versions

5.*

5.1.0-3.1ubuntu3
5.1.0-3.1ubuntu4
5.4.0-3ubuntu1
5.4.0-3ubuntu2
5.4.0-3ubuntu2.1
5.4.0-3ubuntu2.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "collectd",
            "binary_version": "5.4.0-3ubuntu2.2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "collectd-core",
            "binary_version": "5.4.0-3ubuntu2.2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "collectd-dev",
            "binary_version": "5.4.0-3ubuntu2.2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "collectd-utils",
            "binary_version": "5.4.0-3ubuntu2.2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcollectdclient-dev",
            "binary_version": "5.4.0-3ubuntu2.2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcollectdclient1",
            "binary_version": "5.4.0-3ubuntu2.2+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / collectd

Package

Name
collectd
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/collectd@5.5.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.5.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

5.*

5.4.1-6ubuntu1
5.5.0-4
5.5.1-1
5.5.1-1build1
5.5.1-1build2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "collectd",
            "binary_version": "5.5.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "collectd-core",
            "binary_version": "5.5.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "collectd-dev",
            "binary_version": "5.5.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "collectd-utils",
            "binary_version": "5.5.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcollectdclient-dev",
            "binary_version": "5.5.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcollectdclient1",
            "binary_version": "5.5.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}