HighFix available
Stack-based buffer overflow in the evutil_parse_sockaddr_port function in evutil
Type: advisorySources: OSV
Security vulnerability affects the libevent package. Stack-based buffer overflow in the evutil_parse_sockaddr_port function in evutil.
- Products
- libevent
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 2.1.8-r0
- CVEs
- CVE-2016-10196
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 28 Oct 2026, 09:19 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Stack-based buffer overflow in the evutil_parse_sockaddr_port function in evutil
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 1 Oct 2026, 03:52 UTC
Security vulnerability affects the libevent package. Stack-based buffer overflow in the evutil_parse_sockaddr_port function in evutil.
osv:CLEANSTART-2024-EN82198
libevent
Fixed versions: 2.1.8-r0
Complete source record
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