VDB
CVE-2016-10197
CVE-2016-10197
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
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 5.19% · 92.2th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
5.19%
92.2th 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 |
Timeline
- Dec 31, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 19, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 10, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 3, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 26, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 18, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 9, 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