fkie_cve-2016-10197
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2017-03-15 15:59
Modified
2024-11-21 02:43
Severity ?
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
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
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3789Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/17Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96014Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1104Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1201Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/libevent/libevent/blob/release-2.1.6-beta/ChangeLogRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/libevent/libevent/commit/ec65c42052d95d2c23d1d837136d1cf1d9ecef9ePatch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/libevent/libevent/issues/332Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-01Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3789Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/17Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96014Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1104Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1201Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/libevent/libevent/blob/release-2.1.6-beta/ChangeLogRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/libevent/libevent/commit/ec65c42052d95d2c23d1d837136d1cf1d9ecef9ePatch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/libevent/libevent/issues/332Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-01Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
debian debian_linux 8.0
libevent_project libevent *


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   configurations: [
      {
         nodes: [
            {
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                  {
                     criteria: "cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                     matchCriteriaId: "C11E6FB0-C8C0-4527-9AA0-CB9B316F8F43",
                     vulnerable: true,
                  },
               ],
               negate: false,
               operator: "OR",
            },
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      {
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                     versionEndIncluding: "2.1.5",
                     vulnerable: true,
                  },
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   ],
   cveTags: [],
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      {
         lang: "en",
         value: "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.",
      },
      {
         lang: "es",
         value: "La función search_make_new en evdns.c en libevent en versiones anteriores a 2.1.6-beta permite a atacantes provocar una denegación de servicio (fuera de límites de lectura) a través de un nombre de host vacío.",
      },
   ],
   id: "CVE-2016-10197",
   lastModified: "2024-11-21T02:43:32.273",
   metrics: {
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         {
            acInsufInfo: false,
            baseSeverity: "MEDIUM",
            cvssData: {
               accessComplexity: "LOW",
               accessVector: "NETWORK",
               authentication: "NONE",
               availabilityImpact: "PARTIAL",
               baseScore: 5,
               confidentialityImpact: "NONE",
               integrityImpact: "NONE",
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               version: "2.0",
            },
            exploitabilityScore: 10,
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            obtainAllPrivilege: false,
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            type: "Primary",
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               attackComplexity: "LOW",
               attackVector: "NETWORK",
               availabilityImpact: "HIGH",
               baseScore: 7.5,
               baseSeverity: "HIGH",
               confidentialityImpact: "NONE",
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               privilegesRequired: "NONE",
               scope: "UNCHANGED",
               userInteraction: "NONE",
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   published: "2017-03-15T15:59:00.500",
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   vulnStatus: "Modified",
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}


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