CVE catalog

CVE-2007-1030

libevent: CVE-2007-1030

Severity: Low
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 3.11% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	libevent	sid	`2.1.13-stable-1`	not affected
Debian	libevent	forky	`2.1.13-stable-1`	not affected
Debian	libevent	trixie	`2.1.12-stable-10`	not affected
Debian	libevent	trixie-security	`2.1.13-stable-1~deb13u1`	not affected
Debian	libevent	bookworm	`2.1.12-stable-8`	not affected
Debian	libevent	bookworm-security	`2.1.12-stable-8+deb12u1`	not affected

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	libevent	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	libevent	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	libevent	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	libevent	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[libevent-2.1-7]Unknown
Source package: [libevent]
Details (2)
- 2.1.12-stable-8 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · libevent · debian · bookworm
- 2.1.12-stable-8 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · libevent · debian · bookworm
[libevent-core-2.1-7]Unknown
Source package: [libevent]
Details (2)
- 2.1.12-stable-8 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · libevent · debian · bookworm
- 2.1.12-stable-8 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · libevent · debian · bookworm
[libevent-dev]Unknown
Source package: [libevent]
Details (2)
- 2.1.12-stable-8 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · libevent · debian · bookworm
- 2.1.12-stable-8 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · libevent · debian · bookworm
[libevent-extra-2.1-7]Unknown
Source package: [libevent]
Details (2)
- 2.1.12-stable-8 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · libevent · debian · bookworm
- 2.1.12-stable-8 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · libevent · debian · bookworm
[libevent-openssl-2.1-7]Unknown
Source package: [libevent]
Details (2)
- 2.1.12-stable-8 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · libevent · debian · bookworm
- 2.1.12-stable-8 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · libevent · debian · bookworm
[libevent-pthreads-2.1-7]Unknown
Source package: [libevent]
Details (2)
- 2.1.12-stable-8 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · libevent · debian · bookworm
- 2.1.12-stable-8 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · libevent · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:03:29 PM UTC

References

[https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-1030]

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS]