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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2012-6697

InspIRCd before 2.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop).

HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.89%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.89%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

InspIRCd before 2.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop).

CVSS 3.0
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
1.89% probability · 79th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-399
Affected
inspire ircd/inspircd · debian/debian linux
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 1.89%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 1.9% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.