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.
Published: 2017-03-15
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: 5.9% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-824-1 libevent security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3789-1 libevent security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-1380 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3228-1 libevent vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3278-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
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Debian Debian Linux
Libevent Project Libevent
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T03:14:42.465Z

Reserved: 2017-02-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-10195

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-03-15T15:59:00.390

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-10195

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-01-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-10195 - Bugzilla

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