CVE-2016-6254

2016-07-2711:52:09

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9.1 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

6.4 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

JSON

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in collectd’s network plugin. The flaw allowed a remote attacker to crash the collectd daemon (denial of service) or possibly execute remote code using a crafted network packet. For this flaw to be exploited, the network plugin must be enabled.