| Name | CVE-2016-10195 |
| Description | The name_parse function in evdns.c in libevent before 2.1.6-beta allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving the label_len variable, which triggers an out-of-bounds stack read. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-824-1, DSA-3789-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 854092 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| libevent (PTS) | bookworm | 2.1.12-stable-8 | fixed |
| bookworm (security) | 2.1.12-stable-8+deb12u1 | fixed | |
| trixie | 2.1.12-stable-10 | fixed | |
| trixie (security) | 2.1.13-stable-1~deb13u1 | fixed | |
| forky, sid | 2.1.13-stable-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| libevent | source | wheezy | 2.0.19-stable-3+deb7u2 | DLA-824-1 | ||
| libevent | source | jessie | 2.0.21-stable-2+deb8u1 | DSA-3789-1 | ||
| libevent | source | (unstable) | 2.0.21-stable-3 | 854092 |
https://github.com/libevent/libevent/issues/317
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/17