Heap-based buffer overflow in the parse_packet function in network

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CLEANSTART-2024-KC01798",
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    "title": "Heap-based buffer overflow in the parse_packet function in network",
    "summary": "Security vulnerability affects the collectd package. Heap-based buffer overflow in the parse_packet function in network.",
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      "modified": "2026-10-08T16:47:01.692474964Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2016-6254"
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 101590,
  "published_at": "2026-09-30T19:21:39.158+00:00"
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