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CVE-2016-10197

libevent: Out-of-bounds read in search_make_new()

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

7.5

CVSS 3.0

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Published · March 3, 2016

Updated · May 13, 2026

Description

An out of bounds read vulnerability was found in libevent in the search_make_new function. If an attacker could cause an application using libevent to attempt resolving an empty hostname, an out of bounds read could occur possibly leading to a crash.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read