CVE-2016-10195
libevent - security update
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 5.9%
Description
The name_parse function in evdns.c in libevent before 2.1.6-beta allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving the label_len variable, which triggers an out-of-bounds stack read.
How to fix CVE-2016-10195
To remediate CVE-2016-10195, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/libevent—upgrade to 2.1.8-r0 or later
- —upgrade to 2.0.21-stable-3 or later
- —upgrade to 2.0.19-stable-3+deb7u2 or later
- —upgrade to 2.0.21-stable-2+deb8u1 or later
Is CVE-2016-10195 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 5.9%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (4)
- from 0, < 2.1.8-r0
- from 0, < 2.0.21-stable-3
- from 0, < 2.0.19-stable-3+deb7u2
- from 0, < 2.0.21-stable-2+deb8u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |