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CVE-2016-10196 Detail

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3789 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3789 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/17 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/17 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/7 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/7 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96014 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96014 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320 Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1104 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1104 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1201 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1201 Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1343453 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1343453 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/libevent/libevent/blob/release-2.1.6-beta/ChangeLog Release Notes  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/libevent/libevent/blob/release-2.1.6-beta/ChangeLog Release Notes  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/libevent/libevent/commit/329acc18a0768c21ba22522f01a5c7f46cacc4d5 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/libevent/libevent/commit/329acc18a0768c21ba22522f01a5c7f46cacc4d5 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/libevent/libevent/issues/318 Exploit  Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/libevent/libevent/issues/318 Exploit  Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-01 Third Party Advisory 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-01 Third Party Advisory 
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/ Third Party Advisory 
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/ Third Party Advisory 
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-11/ Third Party Advisory 
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-11/ Third Party Advisory 
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/ Third Party Advisory 
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/ Third Party Advisory 
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-13/ Third Party Advisory 
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-13/ Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-10196
NVD Published Date:
03/15/2017
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE