CVE-2017-7401

high

Published 2017-04-03 · Modified 2026-05-13

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CVSS v3

7.5

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

7.5

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

83%

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

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
debian	bookworm	fixed	`5.7.2-1`
debian	bullseye	fixed	`5.7.2-1`
debian	forky	fixed	`5.7.2-1`
debian	sid	fixed	`5.7.2-1`
debian	trixie	fixed	`5.7.2-1`
sles		affected

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
collectd	collectd	`{"endIncluding":"5.7.1"}`

References

CWEs

CWE-835

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.