CVE-2016-10195

CRITICAL

9.8

Description

The name_parse function in evdns.c in libevent before 2.1.6-beta allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving the label_len variable, which triggers an out-of-bounds stack read.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score9.8

SeverityCRITICAL

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published3/15/2017

Last Modified4/20/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

debian:debian_linuxlibevent_project:libevent

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-125

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3789(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/17(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/7(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96014(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320(cve@mitre.org)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1104(cve@mitre.org)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106(cve@mitre.org)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1201(cve@mitre.org)

https://github.com/libevent/libevent/blob/release-2.1.6-beta/ChangeLog(cve@mitre.org)

https://github.com/libevent/libevent/commit/96f64a022014a208105ead6c8a7066018449d86d(cve@mitre.org)

https://github.com/libevent/libevent/issues/317(cve@mitre.org)

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-01(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3789(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/17(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/7(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96014(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1104(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1201(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://github.com/libevent/libevent/blob/release-2.1.6-beta/ChangeLog(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://github.com/libevent/libevent/commit/96f64a022014a208105ead6c8a7066018449d86d(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://github.com/libevent/libevent/issues/317(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-01(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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