CVE-2016-10196

 

Published at: - 15-03-2017 04:59

Last modified: - 24-09-2022 03:03

Total changes: - 3

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the evutil_parse_sockaddr_port function in evutil.c in libevent before 2.1.6-beta allows attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via vectors involving a long string in brackets in the ip_as_string argument.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

 

Verification logic

 

Reference

• https://github.com/libevent/libevent/issues/318
• https://github.com/libevent/libevent/commit/329acc18a0768c21ba22522f01a5c7f46cacc4d5
• https://github.com/libevent/libevent/blob/release-2.1.6-beta/ChangeLog
• [oss-security] 20170202 Re: Bugs fixed in libevent 2.1.6-Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• [oss-security] 20170131 Bugs fixed in libevent 2.1.6-Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• DSA-3789-Third Party Advisory
• 96014-Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• GLSA-201705-01-Third Party Advisory
• 1038320-Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• RHSA-2017:1201-Third Party Advisory
• RHSA-2017:1106-Third Party Advisory
• RHSA-2017:1104-Third Party Advisory
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-13/
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-11/
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1343453

 

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