CVE-2016-10195

PoC —

CVSS 3.1

9.8 critical

EPSS

7%p93

Published

Mar 15, 2017 (Mar 15, 2017)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

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.

Vendors: libevent project debian
Products: libevent, debian linux
Weakness: CWE-125
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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