debian · CVE-2016-6254

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Priority: not yet assigned Published: Updated: Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:58:41 GMT

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CVE-2016-6254 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (collectd), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5.

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.

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