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NVD Vulnerability Details :

CVE-2015-8702

Deferred

Source-cve@mitre.org

Published At-12 Apr, 2016 | 14:59

Updated At-12 Apr, 2025 | 10:46

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.

Date Added	Due Date	Vulnerability Name	Required Action
	N/A

Metrics

Type	Version	Base score	Base severity	Vector
Primary	3.0	8.6	HIGH	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Primary	2.0	7.8	HIGH	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CPE Matches

Debian GNU/Linux

>>debian_linux>>7.0

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Debian GNU/Linux

>>debian_linux>>8.0

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

inspircd>>inspircd>>Versions up to 2.0.18(inclusive)

cpe:2.3:a:inspircd:inspircd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Weaknesses

CWE ID	Type	Source
CWE-20	Primary	nvd@nist.gov

References

Hyperlink	Source	Resource
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3527	cve@mitre.org	Vendor Advisory
http://www.inspircd.org/2015/04/16/v2019-released.html	cve@mitre.org	Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/inspircd/inspircd/commit/6058483d9fbc1b904d5ae7cfea47bfcde5c5b559	cve@mitre.org	Exploit
https://github.com/inspircd/inspircd/issues/1033	cve@mitre.org	Exploit
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-13	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3527	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Vendor Advisory
http://www.inspircd.org/2015/04/16/v2019-released.html	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/inspircd/inspircd/commit/6058483d9fbc1b904d5ae7cfea47bfcde5c5b559	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Exploit
https://github.com/inspircd/inspircd/issues/1033	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Exploit
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-13	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A

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