CVE-2016-10195 is a critical vulnerability affecting the libevent library, specifically within the name_parse function in evdns.c, impacting various Debian Linux distributions and libevent versions prior to 2.1.6-beta. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger an out-of-bounds stack read through unspecified vectors related to the label_len variable, potentially leading to severe consequences. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) and a FAUCET Risk Score of 86/100, the vulnerability presents a high risk of compromise, enabling full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts without user interaction. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libevent_project:libevent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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