CVE-2016-10195

CVE Details

Release Date:

2016-01-27

Description

The name_parse function in evdns.c in libevent before 2.1.6-betaallows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving the label_len variable, which triggers an out-of-bounds stack read.

See more information about CVE-2016-10195 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	7.5	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial	Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (thunderbird)	ELSA-2017-1201	2017-05-08
Oracle Linux version 7 (thunderbird)	ELSA-2017-1201	2017-05-08

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