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CVE-2017-7401

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-04-03 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-835

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.

Affected products

• Collectd: through 5.7.1

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97321
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1285
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1787
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2615
• https://github.com/collectd/collectd/issues/2174
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97321
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1285
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1787
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2615
• https://github.com/collectd/collectd/issues/2174

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