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TI-2017-12372 Aliases CVE-2017-16820GHSA-fh5v-r835-mw7v

The csnmp_read_table function in snmp.c in the SNMP plugin in collectd before 5.6.3 is…

Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-415Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 7 fixed, 6 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-415 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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).

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03595 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 5 advisoriesRed Hat: 7 fixed, 6 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:collectd:collectd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 5.6.3VulnerableCollectd
  • cpe:2.3:a:collectd:collectd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.6.3 Vulnerable ·Collectd

Remediation

Red Hat 5 advisories

  • RHSA-2018:2615 Released 2018-09-04 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    collectd security update
    • Red Hat Gluster 3.4 Web Administration Node Agent on RHEL-7 collectd-5.7.2-3.1.el7rhgs, collectd-ping-5.7.2-3.1.el7rhgs, libcollectdclient-5.7.2-3.1.el7rhgs
    • Red Hat Gluster 3.4 Web Administration on RHEL-7 collectd-5.7.2-3.1.el7rhgs, collectd-ping-5.7.2-3.1.el7rhgs, libcollectdclient-5.7.2-3.1.el7rhgs
  • RHSA-2018:1605 Released 2018-05-17 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    collectd security update
    • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0 Operational Tools for RHEL 7 collectd-5.8.0-10.el7ost, collectd-apache-5.8.0-10.el7ost, collectd-ascent-5.8.0-10.el7ost +45
  • RHSA-2018:0560 Released 2018-03-20 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    collectd security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Virtualization 4 Management Agent for RHEL 7 Hosts collectd-5.8.0-3.el7, collectd-apache-5.8.0-3.el7, collectd-ascent-5.8.0-3.el7 +41
    • Red Hat Virtualization Manager 4.1 collectd-5.8.0-3.el7, collectd-apache-5.8.0-3.el7, collectd-ascent-5.8.0-3.el7 +40
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2018:0299 Released 2018-02-13 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    collectd security update
    • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11.0 Operational Tools for RHEL 7 collectd-5.7.2-3.el7ost, collectd-apache-5.7.2-3.el7ost, collectd-ascent-5.7.2-3.el7ost +40
  • RHSA-2018:0252 Released 2018-01-30 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    collectd security update
    • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12.0 Operational Tools for RHEL 7 collectd-5.7.2-3.el7ost, collectd-apache-5.7.2-3.el7ost, collectd-ascent-5.7.2-3.el7ost +41

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Ceph Storage 2AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Ceph Storage 3AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) Operational ToolsAffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) Operational ToolsAffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) Operational ToolsAffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Storage Console 2AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Gluster 3.4 Web Administration Node Agent on RHEL-7Fixed RHSA-2018:2615
Red Hat Gluster 3.4 Web Administration on RHEL-7Fixed RHSA-2018:2615
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0 Operational Tools for RHEL 7Fixed RHSA-2018:1605
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11.0 Operational Tools for RHEL 7Fixed RHSA-2018:0299
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12.0 Operational Tools for RHEL 7Fixed RHSA-2018:0252
Red Hat Virtualization 4 Management Agent for RHEL 7 HostsFixed RHSA-2018:0560
Red Hat Virtualization Manager 4.1Fixed RHSA-2018:0560

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-16820
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fh5v-r835-mw7v
  3. 2026-10-23 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Patch 1

Advisory 9

  • TI-2016-05357 Heap-based buffer overflow in the parse_packet function in network.c in collectd before… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2017-05055 Incorrect interaction of the parse_packet() and parse_part_sign_sha256() functions in… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2010-04069 The cu_rrd_create_file function (src/utils_rrdcreate.c) in collectd 4.x before 4.9.4 and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2017-13425 The Gentoo app-admin/collectd package before 5.7.2-r1 sets the ownership of PID file… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.5

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