CVE-2010-4336 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in collectd by sending packets with specific timestamps, triggering an assertion failure.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-4336?
CVE-2010-4336 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Dec 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The cu_rrd_create_file function (src/utils_rrdcreate.c) in collectd 4.x before 4.9.4 and before 4.10.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure) via a packet with a timestamp whose value is 10 or less, as demonstrated by creating RRD files using the (1) RRDtool and (2) RRDCacheD plugins.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4336?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Collectd Collectd.
How do I fix CVE-2010-4336?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2010-4336 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4336 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4336, DSA-2133-1, GHSA-5h26-g27j-3qwx.