VDB
CVE-2016-10197
CVE-2016-10197
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 1.99% · 83.9th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
1.99%
83.9th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | thunderbird | 1:38.5.1+build2-0ubuntu1, 1:38.3.0+build1-0ubuntu2, 0 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | libevent | 2.0.21-stable-2, 0 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | libevent | *, 2.0.21-stable-1ubuntu1, 2.0.21-stable-1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | thunderbird | 1:31.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 1:38.2.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 1:38.4.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | firefox | 49.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 39.0.3+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 40.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | firefox | 44.0+build3-0ubuntu2, 44.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1, 44.0.2+build1-0ubuntu1 |
Exploit Intelligence
- https://github.com/libevent/libevent/issues/332 (nist-nvd)
- 96014 (circl)
- RHSA-2017:1106 (circl)
- DSA-3789 (circl)
- [oss-security] 20170202 Re: Bugs fixed in libevent 2.1.6 (circl)
- GLSA-201705-01 (circl)
- https://github.com/libevent/libevent/commit/ec65c42052d95d2c23d1d837136d1cf1d9ecef9e (circl)
- [oss-security] 20170131 Bugs fixed in libevent 2.1.6 (circl)
- 1038320 (circl)
- https://github.com/libevent/libevent/blob/release-2.1.6-beta/ChangeLog (circl)
…and 2 more exploits
Timeline
- Dec 31, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 16, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 7, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-10197 third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/17 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3228-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/ third-party-advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-13/ third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3278-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10197 third-party-advisory