Ubuntu: (CVE-2015-8702): inspircd vulnerability
8
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
04/12/2016
11/21/2024
11/19/2024
11/19/2024
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(s)
- ubuntu-upgrade-inspircd
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