CVE-2016-10197

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.

Date published : 2017-03-15

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96014

https://github.com/libevent/libevent/blob/release-2.1.6-beta/ChangeLog