CVE-2016-10197

CVSS V2 Medium 5 CVSS V3 High 7.5
Description
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2016-10197
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2017-03-15T15:59:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2022-01-31T17:38:48
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-125 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/125.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:libevent_project:libevent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 2.1.5
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 5
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 10
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 7.5
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://github.com/libevent/libevent/issues/332 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libevent/libevent/commit/ec65c42052d95d2c23d1d837136d1cf1d9ecef9e 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 Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/17 Mailing List 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
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10197
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-10197
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 06:35:46 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 14:43:46 2017-03-15T15:59Z 2017-03-15T15:59:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 14:43:46 2022-01-31T17:38:48 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 14:43:46 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated