SUSE-SU-2017:1365-1

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    SUSE-SU-2017:1365-1

    Published: 22 May 2017Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-7401
    Aliases:
    CVE-2017-7401

    Summary: Security update for collectd

    Details: This update for collectd fixes one issue. This security issue was fixed: - CVE-2017-7401: Incorrect interaction of the parse_packet() and parse_part_sign_sha256() functions in network.c allowed 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 (bsc#1032307).

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20171365-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1032307, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7401

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: collectd

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/collectd&distro=SUSE%20Lifecycle%20Management%20Server%201.3

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.9.4-0.31.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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