{
    "id": "CVE-2016-10195",
    "published": "2017-03-15 15:59:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 00:39:15",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-125",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.06681",
    "epss_percentile": "0.93719",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-06 18:17:13",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 3,
        "label": "In your normal cycle",
        "why": "Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "debian",
            "product": "debian_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "libevent_project",
            "product": "libevent"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3789",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/17",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/7",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96014",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1104",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1201",
        "https://github.com/libevent/libevent/blob/release-2.1.6-beta/ChangeLog",
        "https://github.com/libevent/libevent/commit/96f64a022014a208105ead6c8a7066018449d86d",
        "https://github.com/libevent/libevent/issues/317",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-01",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3789",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/31/17",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/02/7",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96014",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1104",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1201",
        "https://github.com/libevent/libevent/blob/release-2.1.6-beta/ChangeLog",
        "https://github.com/libevent/libevent/commit/96f64a022014a208105ead6c8a7066018449d86d",
        "https://github.com/libevent/libevent/issues/317",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-01"
    ]
}