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CVE-2016-10197

CVSS v3.1 7.5 (High)
75% Progress
CVSS v2.0 5 (Medium)
50% Progress
EPSS 0.25 % (65th)
0.25% Progress
Affected Products 2
Advisories 13
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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.

Weaknesses
CWE-125
Out-of-bounds Read
Related CVEs
CVE Status
PUBLISHED
CNA
MITRE
Published Date
2017-03-15 15:59:00
(7 years ago)
Updated Date
2022-01-31 17:38:48
(2 years ago)

Affected Products

Debian

Libevent Project

Configuration #1

    CPE23 From Up To
  Debian Linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0

Configuration #2

    CPE23 From Up To
  Libevent Project Libevent 2.1.5 and prior versions cpe:2.3:a:libevent_project:libevent <= 2.1.5