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.
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 Third Party Advisory |
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/7 | Mailing List 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/ec65c42052d95d2c23d1d837136d1cf1d9ecef9e | Patch Third Party Advisory |
https://github.com/libevent/libevent/issues/332 | Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-01 | Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
History
31 Jan 2022, 17:38
Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
---|---|---|
References | (SECTRACK) http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320 - Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
References | (REDHAT) https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106 - Third Party Advisory | |
References | (GENTOO) https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-01 - Third Party Advisory | |
References | (REDHAT) https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1104 - Third Party Advisory | |
References | (REDHAT) https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1201 - Third Party Advisory | |
References | (CONFIRM) https://github.com/libevent/libevent/issues/332 - Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory | |
References | (BID) http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96014 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
CPE | cpe:2.3:a:libevent_project:libevent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Information
Published : 2017-03-15 15:59
Updated : 2024-02-04 19:11
NVD link : CVE-2016-10197
Mitre link : CVE-2016-10197
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-10197
JSON object : View
Products Affected
libevent_project
- libevent
debian
- debian_linux
CWE
CWE-125
Out-of-bounds Read