CVE-2017-16820
N/A
Published: November 14, 2017 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:09 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCollectd
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
Description
The csnmp_read_table function in snmp.c in the SNMP plugin in collectd before 5.6.3 is susceptible to a double free in a certain error case, which could lead to a crash (or potentially have other impact).
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 5.6.3
Affected range stops below 5.6.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (10)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0252Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0299Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0560Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1605Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2615x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.debian.org/881757x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/collectd/collectd/commit/d16c24542b2f96a194d43a73c2e5778822b9cb47x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/collectd/collectd/issues/2291Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-415
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