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CVE-2015-8702
HIGH · CVSS 8.6
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-04-12T14:59:07.180 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:35:03.573

Summary

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

debian — debian_linux

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References

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