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TITLE:
collectd "cu_rrd_create_file()" Denial of Service Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA42393

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RELEASE DATE:
2010-11-29

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DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in collectd, which can be exploited
by malicious users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to an assertion error within the
"cu_rrd_create_file()" function in src/utils_rrdcreate.c, which can
be exploited to trigger an assertion via e.g. the RRDtool and
RRDCacheD plugins by sending specially crafted network packets.

The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 4.9.4 and 4.10.2.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 4.9.4 and 4.10.2.

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PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
collectd:
http://collectd.org/news.shtml#news86

Debian Bug #605092:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=605092

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