Name: CVE-2015-8702: Improper Input Validation
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2016-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2015-8702, CWE-20, CVSS 8.6, EPSS 0.00756

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.6
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade inspircd	Mar 28, 2016	Mar 24, 2016
Freebsd	—	Upgrade inspircd	Dec 10, 2025	Dec 29, 2015
Gentoo Linux	—	Upgrade net-irc/inspircd.	Oct 30, 2017	Apr 12, 2016
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade inspircd	Nov 19, 2024	Apr 12, 2016

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CVSS Details

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