### [CVE-2016-10197](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-10197)
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### Description

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.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://github.com/libevent/libevent/commit/ec65c42052d95d2c23d1d837136d1cf1d9ecef9e
- https://github.com/libevent/libevent/issues/332

#### Github
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