CVE-2017-16820

CRITICAL

Collectd <5.6.3 - Memory Corruption

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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).

References (10)

Core 10
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0252
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201803-10
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugs.debian.org/881757
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/collectd/collectd/issues/2291
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0560
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1605
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2615
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0299
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/collectd/collectd/releases/tag/collectd-5.6.3

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0400
EPSS Percentile 89.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-415
Status published
Products (1)
collectd/collectd < 5.6.3
Published Nov 14, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026