The search_make_new function in evdns.c in libevent before 2.1.6-beta allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via an empty hostname.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade libevent | Aug 30, 2017 | Mar 15, 2017 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade firefoxUpgrade thunderbirdUpgrade firefox-debuginfoUpgrade thunderbird-debuginfo | May 10, 2017 | Feb 15, 2017 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade libevent | Feb 16, 2017 | Feb 15, 2017 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade libeventUpgrade linux-c7-libeventUpgrade libevent2Upgrade linux-c6-libevent2 | Apr 20, 2017 | Apr 19, 2017 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-libs/libevent.Upgrade www-client/firefox-bin.Upgrade www-client/firefox. | 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 | Mar 3, 2016 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution existsUpgrade firefoxUpgrade thunderbirdUpgrade thunderbird-debuginfoUpgrade firefox-debuginfo | May 2, 2017 | Feb 15, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libevent-1_4-2Upgrade libevent-develUpgrade libevent-2_0-5 | Jan 26, 2018 | Feb 15, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade thunderbirdUpgrade libevent-2.0-5 | 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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