Double Free in Collectd
CVE-2017-16820
The csnmp_read_table function in snmp.c in the SNMP plugin in collectd before 5.6.3 is susceptible to a double free in a certain error case, which could lead to a crash (or potentially have other impact).
Vulnerability class: Double Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.040 (90.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.040 · newest: 0.040 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0252 (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201803-10 (vendor-advisory)
- bugs.debian.org/881757 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/collectd/collectd/issues/2291 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0560 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1605 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2615 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0299 (vendor-advisory)
- github.com/collectd/collectd/releases/tag/collectd-5.6.3 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/collectd/collectd/commit/d16c24542b2f96a194d43a73c2e5778822b9cb47 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-16820?
- CVE-2017-16820 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Collectd, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-11-14.
- How severe is CVE-2017-16820?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.