CVE-2016-6254 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a crafted network packet in the collectd monitoring daemon.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-6254?
CVE-2016-6254 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 19 Aug 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the parse_packet function in network.c in collectd before 5.4.3 and 5.x before 5.5.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted network packet.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6254?
It affects 3 products.
Linux distribution packages (2)
collectd SUSE:Lifecycle Management Server 1.3 | All versions | 4.9.4-0.25.1 |
collectd SUSE:WebYast 1.3 | All versions | 4.9.4-0.25.1 |
Products include Collectd Collectd, Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6254?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2016-6254 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6254 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2016-6254, CLEANSTART-2024-KC01798, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6254, DLA-575-1, DSA-3636-1, GHSA-w8rr-j32h-prm7 and 3 more.