VulnerabilityModified
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 a PTR response, as demonstrated by a "\032" (whitespace) character in a hostname.
HIGH 8.6EPSS 2.28%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.28%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.6 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.28% probability · 82th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- debian/debian linux · inspircd/inspircd
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3527Vendor Advisory
- http://www.inspircd.org/2015/04/16/v2019-released.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/inspircd/inspircd/commit/6058483d9fbc1b904d5ae7cfea47bfcde5c5b559Exploit
- https://github.com/inspircd/inspircd/issues/1033Exploit
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-13
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3527Vendor Advisory
- http://www.inspircd.org/2015/04/16/v2019-released.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/inspircd/inspircd/commit/6058483d9fbc1b904d5ae7cfea47bfcde5c5b559Exploit
- https://github.com/inspircd/inspircd/issues/1033Exploit
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-13
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.