CVE-2015-8702 | BDVDB-2026-75117 Detail

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://github.com/inspircd/inspircd/issues/1033
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-13
http://www.inspircd.org/2015/04/16/v2019-released.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3527
https://github.com/inspircd/inspircd/commit/6058483d9fbc1b904d5ae7cfea47bfcde5c5b559

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12016-04-12Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-06Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.