CVE-2017-16820
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v2
10.0
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
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16820
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://github.com/collectd/collectd/commit/d16c24542b2f96a194d43a73c2e5778822b9cb47
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 5.8.0-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 5.8.0-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 5.8.0-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 5.8.0-1 |
| debian | trixie | 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
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.