CVE-2016-10196
Published: 31 December 2016
Stack-based buffer overflow in the evutil_parse_sockaddr_port function in evutil.c in libevent before 2.1.6-beta allows attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via vectors involving a long string in brackets in the ip_as_string argument.
Priority
Medium
CVSS 3 base score: 7.5
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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firefox Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(53.0)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 ESM (Xenial Xerus) |
Released
(53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1)
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
(trusty was released [53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1])
|
|
|
libevent Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(2.0.21-stable-3)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 ESM (Xenial Xerus) |
Released
(2.0.21-stable-2ubuntu0.16.04.1)
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Released
(2.0.21-stable-1ubuntu1.14.04.2)
|
|
|
Patches: Upstream: https://github.com/libevent/libevent/commit/329acc18a0768c21ba22522f01a5c7f46cacc4d5 |
||
|
thunderbird Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(52.1.1)
|
| Ubuntu 16.04 ESM (Xenial Xerus) |
Released
(1:52.1.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1)
|
|
| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
(trusty was released [1:52.1.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1])
|
|
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-10196
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/17
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3228-1
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-13/
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3278-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian