High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 15, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2016-10196
CVE-2016-10196
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.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
17- github.com/libevent/libevent/commit/329acc18a0768c21ba22522f01a5c7f46cacc4d5nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/libevent/libevent/issues/318nvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3789nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/17nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/7nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96014nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1104nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1201nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- github.com/libevent/libevent/blob/release-2.1.6-beta/ChangeLognvdRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-01nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-11/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-13/nvdThird Party Advisory
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