CVE-2016-10196
on github
Published
Severity
CVSS v3:
7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2:
5 MEDIUM
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.
References
- 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
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/17
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3789
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96014
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-01
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1201
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1104
- 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
Configurations
| CPE23 | Version Start | Version End | Exact Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | n/a | n/a | 8.0 |
| cpe:2.3:a:libevent_project:libevent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | n/a | 2.1.5 (including) | * |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | n/a | 52.1.0 | * |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | n/a | 53.0 | * |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | n/a | 45.9.0 | * |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:52.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | n/a | n/a | 52.0 |