CVE-2016-10197
Libevent DNS Search Make New Arbitrary Out-of-Bounds Read Denial of Service
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.
INFO
Published Date :
March 15, 2017, 3:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 2:43 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Affected Products
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 31, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96014 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96014 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1104 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1104 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1201 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1201 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/libevent/libevent/issues/332 Exploit, Third Party Advisory https://github.com/libevent/libevent/issues/332 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-01 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-01 Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libevent_project:libevent:*:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.1.5 OR *cpe:2.3:a:libevent_project:libevent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.1.5 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 05, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1201 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1104 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 11, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-01 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 17, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/libevent/libevent/blob/release-2.1.6-beta/ChangeLog No Types Assigned https://github.com/libevent/libevent/blob/release-2.1.6-beta/ChangeLog Release Notes, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/libevent/libevent/commit/ec65c42052d95d2c23d1d837136d1cf1d9ecef9e No Types Assigned https://github.com/libevent/libevent/commit/ec65c42052d95d2c23d1d837136d1cf1d9ecef9e Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/7 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/7 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/libevent/libevent/issues/332 No Types Assigned https://github.com/libevent/libevent/issues/332 Exploit, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3789 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3789 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/17 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/17 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-125 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libevent_project:libevent:2.1.5:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 17, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96014 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-10197 is
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Exploit Prediction
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0.25 }} 0.02%
score
0.63697
percentile