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7.5high

CVE-2016-10197

The search_make_new function in evdns.c in libevent before 2.1.6-beta allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) vi…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
5.2%
percentile 93%
Public exploits
0
none known

The search_make_new function in evdns.c in libevent before 2.1.6-beta allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via an empty hostname.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

5.19% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.17.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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/332 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • github.com /libevent/libevent/commit/ec65c42052d95d2c23d1d837136d1cf1d9ecef9e · 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
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:1201 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred

Sources

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