vuln-ubuntu/data/osv/usn/USN-4793-1.json

{
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "id": "USN-4793-1",
  "summary": "collectd vulnerabilities",
  "details": "It was discovered that collectd mishandled certain malformed packets. A\nremote attacker could use this vulnerability to cause collectd to crash or\npossibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-6254)\n\nIt was discovered that collectd failed to handle certain input. An attacker\ncould use this vulnerability to cause collectd to crash. (CVE-2017-16820)\n\nIt was discovered that collectd mishandles certain malformed network\npackets. A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a Denial of\nService or consume system resources. (CVE-2017-7401)\n",
  "aliases": [],
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6254",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7401",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16820"
  ],
  "related": [],
  "published": "2021-03-15T21:14:39Z",
  "modified": "2026-06-29T10:52:48Z",
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS",
        "name": "collectd",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/collectd@5.4.0-3ubuntu2.2+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "5.4.0-3ubuntu2.2+esm1"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "5.1.0-3.1ubuntu3",
        "5.1.0-3.1ubuntu4",
        "5.4.0-3ubuntu1",
        "5.4.0-3ubuntu2",
        "5.4.0-3ubuntu2.1",
        "5.4.0-3ubuntu2.2"
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "collectd",
            "binary_version": "5.4.0-3ubuntu2.2+esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "collectd-core",
            "binary_version": "5.4.0-3ubuntu2.2+esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "collectd-utils",
            "binary_version": "5.4.0-3ubuntu2.2+esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libcollectdclient1",
            "binary_version": "5.4.0-3ubuntu2.2+esm1"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
      },
      "database_specific": {
        "cves_map": {
          "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS",
          "cves": [
            {
              "id": "CVE-2016-6254",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2017-7401",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2017-16820",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "collectd",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/collectd@5.5.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "5.5.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "5.4.1-6ubuntu1",
        "5.5.0-4",
        "5.5.1-1",
        "5.5.1-1build1",
        "5.5.1-1build2"
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "collectd",
            "binary_version": "5.5.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "collectd-core",
            "binary_version": "5.5.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "collectd-utils",
            "binary_version": "5.5.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libcollectdclient1",
            "binary_version": "5.5.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
      },
      "database_specific": {
        "cves_map": {
          "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
          "cves": [
            {
              "id": "CVE-2016-6254",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2017-7401",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2017-16820",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4793-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6254"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7401"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-16820"
    }
  ]
}