CVE-2015-6525

libevent: multiple integer overflows in the evbuffer APIs

Published Aug 24, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 4.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
Multiple integer overflows in the evbuffer API in Libevent 2.0.x before 2.0.22 and 2.1.x before 2.1.5-beta allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other unspecified impact via "insanely large inputs" to the (1) evbuffer_add, (2) evbuffer_prepend, (3) evbuffer_expand, (4) exbuffer_reserve_space, or (5) evbuffer_read function, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow or an infinite loop. NOTE: this identifier was SPLIT from CVE-2014-6272 per ADT3 due to different affected versions.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-6464 Multiple integer overflows in the evbuffer API in Libevent 2.0.x before 2.0.22 and 2.1.x before 2.1.5-beta allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other unspecified impact via "insanely large inputs" to the (1) evbuffer_add, (2) evbuffer_prepend, (3) evbuffer_expand, (4) exbuffer_reserve_space, or (5) evbuffer_read function, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow or an infinite loop. NOTE: this identifier was SPLIT from CVE-2014-6272 per ADT3 due to different affected versions.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 7:22 AM
Reserved
Aug 20, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 24, 2015, 2:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:31 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 24, 2015, 12:00 AM