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.

CVSS v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

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

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

Configuration 2 (hide)

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

Information

Published : 2017-03-15 08:59

Updated : 2022-01-31 09:39

NVD link : CVE-2016-10195

Mitre link : CVE-2016-10195

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

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Products Affected

debian

debian_linux

libevent_project

libevent

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