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CVE-2016-10197 (GCVE-0-2016-10197)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-03-15 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 03:14
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Summary
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.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2017-01-31 00:00
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      "source": "SUSE CSAF VEX",
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      "title": "SUSE CVE CVE-2016-10197",
      "url": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf-vex/cve-2016-10197.json",
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}



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