CVE-2017-16820

critical

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).

References

Advisories
More

https://github.com/collectd/collectd/releases/tag/collectd-5.6.3

https://github.com/collectd/collectd/issues/2291

https://github.com/collectd/collectd/commit/d16c24542b2f96a194d43a73c2e5778822b9cb47

https://bugs.debian.org/881757

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201803-10

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2615

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1605

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0560

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0299

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0252

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-11-14

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

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