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CVE-2016-10197
HIGH · CVSS 7.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-03-15T15:59:00.500 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:39:15.833

Summary

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

debian — debian_linux

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References

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