vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2015-8702: inspircd -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Mar 24, 2016 | Mar 28, 2016 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Mar 24, 2016
Added
Mar 28, 2016
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
Description
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.
Solution
debian-upgrade-inspircd
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