high8.6
CVE-2015-8702
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 …
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian | Debian Linux | Versions 7.0, 8.0 |
| Inspircd | Inspircd | through 2.0.18 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3527
- http://www.inspircd.org/2015/04/16/v2019-released.html
- https://github.com/inspircd/inspircd/commit/6058483d9fbc1b904d5ae7cfea47bfcde5c5b559
- https://github.com/inspircd/inspircd/issues/1033
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-13
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3527
- http://www.inspircd.org/2015/04/16/v2019-released.html
- https://github.com/inspircd/inspircd/commit/6058483d9fbc1b904d5ae7cfea47bfcde5c5b559
- https://github.com/inspircd/inspircd/issues/1033
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-13