CVE-2017-7401

Name	CVE-2017-7401
Description	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.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
References	DLA-884-1
Debian Bugs	859494

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
collectd (PTS)	buster	5.8.1-1.3	fixed
	bullseye	5.12.0-7	fixed
	bookworm, sid	5.12.0-14	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
collectd	source	wheezy	5.1.0-3+deb7u3		DLA-884-1
collectd	source	(unstable)	5.7.2-1			859494

Notes

[stretch] - collectd <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[jessie] - collectd <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/collectd/collectd/issues/2174
https://github.com/collectd/collectd/commit/f6be4f9b49b949b379326c3d7002476e6ce4f211