Vulnerability Database

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Total vulnerabilities in the database

CVE-2015-8702

The DNS::GetResult function in dns.cpp in InspIRCd before 2.0.19 allows remote DNS servers to cause a denial of service (netsplit) via an invalid character in a PTR response, as demonstrated by a "\032" (whitespace) character in a hostname.

  • Published: Apr 12, 2016
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2015-8702
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 8.6
  • AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.8
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
debian / debian_linux 8.0 8.0.x
debian / debian_linux 7.0 7.0.x
inspircd / inspircd - 2.0.18.x