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CVE-2016-10196Not scoredCWE-787

CVE-2016-10196: Libevent Project vulnerability

Libevent Project · Libevent

Fixed in 2.1.6-beta · Affected: Libevent Project before 2.1.6-beta · Exploitation: possible (1 to 10%)

Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.

5.2%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
92nd percentile
050100

Higher than 92% of scored CVEs

Not scored yet. The CVE record carries no CVSS score.

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

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Exploitation
Possible (1 to 10%). EPSS between 1% and 10%.
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public check
No public nuclei template
Published
March 2017

CoverageNo articles yet

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References

5 more references are in the CVE record.