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CVE-2016-10195

The name_parse function in evdns.c in libevent before 2.1.6-beta allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving t…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.8
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
6.7%
percentile 94%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

6.68% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.19.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/96014 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:1106 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2017/dsa-3789 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/7 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201705-01 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • github.com /libevent/libevent/issues/317 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/17 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1038320 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • github.com /libevent/libevent/blob/release-2.1.6-beta/ChangeLog · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:1104 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • github.com /libevent/libevent/commit/96f64a022014a208105ead6c8a7066018449d86d · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:1201 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred

Sources

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