| Name | CVE-2017-7401 |
| Description | Incorrect interaction of the parse_packet() and parse_part_sign_sha256() functions in network.c in collectd 5.7.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) of a collectd instance (configured with "SecurityLevel None" and with empty "AuthFile" options) via a crafted UDP packet. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-884-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 859494 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| collectd (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 5.4.1-6+deb8u1 | vulnerable |
| stretch | 5.7.1-1.1 | vulnerable |
| buster | 5.8.1-1.3 | fixed |
| bullseye | 5.12.0-7 | fixed |
| bookworm | 5.12.0-14 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 5.12.0-22 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
[stretch] - collectd <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[jessie] - collectd <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/collectd/collectd/issues/2174
https://github.com/collectd/collectd/commit/f6be4f9b49b949b379326c3d7002476e6ce4f211