Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120728
Category:	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2016-739)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'collectd' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2016-739 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'collectd' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2016-739 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: A heap-based buffer overflow in the parse_packet function in network.c in collectd allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted network packet. Affected Software/OS: 'collectd' package(s) on Amazon Linux. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 6.4 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-6254 Debian Security Information: DSA-3636 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3636 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CM4W5SJ4OTBGINGIN4NJLXCUZAZANO6J/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UIZ5UXDOB7BA5NGE2F2I2BL4K6763DHW/
Copyright	Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AG

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