CVE-2015-8702

HighCVSS 8.6/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 8.6/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Apr 12, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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