CVE-2016-10197 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3789 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/17 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/7 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96014 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1104 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1201 https://github.com/libevent/libevent/blob/release-2.1.6-beta/ChangeLog https://github.com/libevent/libevent/commit/ec65c42052d95d2c23d1d837136d1cf1d9ecef9e https://github.com/libevent/libevent/issues/332 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-01

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.5