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  "id": "GHSA-w8rr-j32h-prm7",
  "modified": "2025-04-12T13:03:32Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T01:29:13Z",
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2016-6254"
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  "details": "Heap-based buffer overflow in the parse_packet function in network.c in collectd before 5.4.3 and 5.x before 5.5.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted network packet.",
  "severity": [
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      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H"
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      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6254"
    },
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      "url": "https://github.com/collectd/collectd/commit/b589096f907052b3a4da2b9ccc9b0e2e888dfc18"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CM4W5SJ4OTBGINGIN4NJLXCUZAZANO6J"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UIZ5UXDOB7BA5NGE2F2I2BL4K6763DHW"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CM4W5SJ4OTBGINGIN4NJLXCUZAZANO6J"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UIZ5UXDOB7BA5NGE2F2I2BL4K6763DHW"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://collectd.org/news.shtml"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3636"
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    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-119"
    ],
    "severity": "CRITICAL",
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2016-08-19T21:59:00Z"
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}