Niels Provos libevent 1.2 and 1.2a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…
Priority MEDIUM 40Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Niels Provos libevent 1.2 and 1.2a allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a DNS response containing a label pointer that references its own offset.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03107 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:niels_provos:libevent:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2 | Vulnerable | Niels Provos |
| cpe:2.3:a:niels_provos:libevent:1.2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2a | Vulnerable | Niels Provos |
- cpe:2.3:a:niels_provos:libevent:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·Niels Provos
- cpe:2.3:a:niels_provos:libevent:1.2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2a Vulnerable ·Niels Provos
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-1030
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6chr-p56h-6wj6
References
Advisory 1
Sources
- CVE-2007-1030 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-1030 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6chr-p56h-6wj6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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