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 the label_len variable, which triggers an out-of-bounds stack read.
References
Link Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3789 Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/17 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/7 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96014 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1104 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1201 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libevent/libevent/blob/release-2.1.6-beta/ChangeLog Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libevent/libevent/commit/96f64a022014a208105ead6c8a7066018449d86d Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libevent/libevent/issues/317 Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-01 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3789 Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/17 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/7 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96014 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1104 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1201 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libevent/libevent/blob/release-2.1.6-beta/ChangeLog Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libevent/libevent/commit/96f64a022014a208105ead6c8a7066018449d86d Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libevent/libevent/issues/317 Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-01 Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:libevent_project:libevent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-03-15 15:59

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37


NVD link : CVE-2016-10195

Mitre link : CVE-2016-10195

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-10195


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Products Affected

debian

  • debian_linux

libevent_project

  • libevent
CWE
CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read