vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2016-10195: Out-of-bounds Read
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Mar 15, 2017 | Aug 30, 2017 | Dec 22, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Mar 15, 2017
Added
Aug 30, 2017
Modified
Dec 22, 2025
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.
Solution
alpine-linux-upgrade-libevent
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