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.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade libevent | Aug 30, 2017 | Mar 15, 2017 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade thunderbird-debuginfoUpgrade firefoxUpgrade thunderbirdUpgrade firefox-debuginfo | May 10, 2017 | Feb 15, 2017 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade libevent | Feb 16, 2017 | Feb 15, 2017 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade linux-c7-libeventUpgrade libeventUpgrade libevent2Upgrade linux-c6-libevent2 | Apr 20, 2017 | Apr 19, 2017 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade www-client/firefox.Upgrade www-client/firefox-bin.Upgrade dev-libs/libevent. | Oct 30, 2017 | Mar 15, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp1 | — | Upgrade firefox | Nov 30, 2017 | Mar 15, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade firefox | Nov 30, 2017 | Mar 15, 2017 |
| Mfsa2017 10 | — | Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 53.0 | Jul 12, 2018 | Mar 15, 2017 |
| Mfsa2017 11 | — | Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox ESR version 45.9 | Apr 28, 2017 | Mar 15, 2017 |
| Mfsa2017 12 | — | Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox ESR version 52.1 | Apr 28, 2017 | Mar 15, 2017 |
| Mozilla Thunderbird | — | Upgrade to Mozilla Thunderbird version 52.1 | May 2, 2017 | Mar 15, 2017 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade library/libevent to version 1.4.14.2-0.175.3.18.0.1.0 on Solaris 11.3 | May 29, 2017 | Mar 15, 2017 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade thunderbird | May 8, 2017 | Jan 27, 2016 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade thunderbird-debuginfoNo solution existsUpgrade firefox-debuginfoUpgrade firefoxUpgrade thunderbird | May 2, 2017 | Feb 15, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libevent-develUpgrade libevent-2_0-5Upgrade libevent-1_4-2 | Jan 26, 2018 | Feb 15, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libevent-2.0-5Upgrade thunderbird | Mar 14, 2017 | Feb 15, 2017 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Mar 15, 2017 |
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