VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2016-10195
CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability6.68%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-03-15
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
The name_parse function in evdns.c in libevent before 2.1.6-beta allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving the label_len variable, which triggers an out-of-bounds stack read.
Weakness classification
- CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cve@mitre.org — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory