CVE-2016-10195
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.68%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 6.68% probability · 94th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- libevent project/libevent · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 6.7% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3789Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/17Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/7Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96014Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1104Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1201Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libevent/libevent/blob/release-2.1.6-beta/ChangeLogRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libevent/libevent/commit/96f64a022014a208105ead6c8a7066018449d86dPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libevent/libevent/issues/317Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-01Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3789Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/17Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/7Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96014Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1104Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1201Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libevent/libevent/blob/release-2.1.6-beta/ChangeLogRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libevent/libevent/commit/96f64a022014a208105ead6c8a7066018449d86dPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/libevent/libevent/issues/317Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-01Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.