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CVE-2016-10197

CVE-2016-10197

EPSS 5.2%
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.
Affected products
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References
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1104https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1201https://github.com/libevent/libevent/blob/release-2.1.6-beta/ChangeLoghttps://github.com/libevent/libevent/commit/ec65c42052d95d2c23d1d837136d1cf1d9ecef9ehttps://github.com/libevent/libevent/issues/332https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-01http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3789http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/17http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/7http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96014http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320