CVE catalog
CVE-2017-7401
collectd: CVE-2017-7401
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 4.03% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | collectd | sid | 5.12.0-28 | fixed |
| Debian | collectd | trixie | 5.12.0-26 | fixed |
| Debian | collectd | bookworm | 5.12.0-14 | fixed |
| Alpine | collectd | 3.5 | 5.6.2-r1 | fixed |
| Alpine | collectd | 3.6 | 5.6.2-r1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | collectd | pro | 5.4.1-6ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | collectd | pro | 5.5.0-4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | collectd | pro | 5.5.1-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | collectd | pro | 5.5.1-1build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | collectd | pro | 5.5.1-1build2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | collectd | pro | 5.5.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | fixed |
| Suse | collectd | lifecycle management server 1.3 | 4.9.4-0.31.1 | fixed |
| Suse | collectd | webyast 1.3 | 4.9.4-0.31.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | collectd | source | sid | 5.7.2-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [859494] |
| Debian | collectd | source | trixie | 5.7.2-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [859494] |
| Debian | collectd | source | bookworm | 5.7.2-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [859494] |
| Alpine | collectd | apk | 3.5 | 5.6.2-r1 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-7401 | Not reported |
| Alpine | collectd | apk | 3.6 | 5.6.2-r1 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-7401 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | collectd | deb | pro | 5.5.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7401 | Not reported |
| Suse | collectd | rpm | lifecycle management server 1.3 | 4.9.4-0.31.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:1365-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | collectd | rpm | webyast 1.3 | 4.9.4-0.31.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2017:1365-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [collectd]Fixed
Details (2)
5.12.0-14· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
5.7.2-1dsa · collectd · debian · bookworm; dsa · collectd · debian · 12
5.12.0-14· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
5.7.2-1dsa · collectd · debian · bookworm; dsa · collectd · debian · 12
- [collectd-core]Fixed
Source package: [collectd]
Details (2)
5.12.0-14· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
5.7.2-1dsa · collectd · debian · bookworm; dsa · collectd · debian · 12
5.12.0-14· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
5.7.2-1dsa · collectd · debian · bookworm; dsa · collectd · debian · 12
- [collectd-dev]Fixed
Source package: [collectd]
Details (2)
5.12.0-14· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
5.7.2-1dsa · collectd · debian · bookworm; dsa · collectd · debian · 12
5.12.0-14· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
5.7.2-1dsa · collectd · debian · bookworm; dsa · collectd · debian · 12
- [collectd-utils]Fixed
Source package: [collectd]
Details (2)
5.12.0-14· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
5.7.2-1dsa · collectd · debian · bookworm; dsa · collectd · debian · 12
5.12.0-14· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
5.7.2-1dsa · collectd · debian · bookworm; dsa · collectd · debian · 12
- [libcollectdclient1]Fixed
Source package: [collectd]
Details (2)
5.12.0-14· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
5.7.2-1dsa · collectd · debian · bookworm; dsa · collectd · debian · 12
5.12.0-14· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
5.7.2-1dsa · collectd · debian · bookworm; dsa · collectd · debian · 12
- [libcollectdclient-dev]Fixed
Source package: [collectd]
Details (2)
5.12.0-14· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
5.7.2-1dsa · collectd · debian · bookworm; dsa · collectd · debian · 12
5.12.0-14· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
5.7.2-1dsa · collectd · debian · bookworm; dsa · collectd · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [collectd]Fixed
Details (2)
5.12.0-26· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
5.7.2-1dsa · collectd · debian · 13
5.12.0-26· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
5.7.2-1dsa · collectd · debian · 13
- [collectd-core]Fixed
Source package: [collectd]
Details (2)
5.12.0-26· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
5.7.2-1dsa · collectd · debian · 13
5.12.0-26· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
5.7.2-1dsa · collectd · debian · 13
- [collectd-dev]Fixed
Source package: [collectd]
Details (2)
5.12.0-26· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
5.7.2-1dsa · collectd · debian · 13
5.12.0-26· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
5.7.2-1dsa · collectd · debian · 13
- [collectd-utils]Fixed
Source package: [collectd]
Details (2)
5.12.0-26· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
5.7.2-1dsa · collectd · debian · 13
5.12.0-26· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
5.7.2-1dsa · collectd · debian · 13
- [libcollectdclient1t64]Fixed
Source package: [collectd]
Details (2)
5.12.0-26· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
5.7.2-1dsa · collectd · debian · 13
5.12.0-26· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
5.7.2-1dsa · collectd · debian · 13
- [libcollectdclient-dev]Fixed
Source package: [collectd]
Details (2)
5.12.0-26· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
5.7.2-1dsa · collectd · debian · 13
5.12.0-26· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
5.7.2-1dsa · collectd · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2017_1365-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALPINE-CVE-2017-7401]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-7401]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-884-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2017:1365-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7401]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7401]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2017/cve-2017-7401.json]
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