CVE-2016-6254

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CVSS 3.0

9.1 critical

EPSS

6%p93

Published

Aug 19, 2016 (Aug 19, 2016)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

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.

Vendors: debian collectd fedoraproject
Products: debian linux, collectd, fedora
Weakness: CWE-119
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (5.7%)

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