gsd-2016-10197
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:21
Details
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.
Aliases
Aliases
CVE-2016-10197


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      "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-10197",
      "https://advisories.mageia.org/CVE-2016-10197.html",
      "https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2016-10197",
      "https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2016-10197.html"
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      "lastModifiedDate": "2022-01-31T17:38Z",
      "publishedDate": "2017-03-15T15:59Z"
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}


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