CVE-2012-6697

Description

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

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.10% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=780880 third party advisory patch
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-13 patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3226 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/inspircd/inspircd/commit/58c893e834ff20495d00770922 patch third party advisory issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-6697?
CVE-2012-6697 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-6697?
To fix CVE-2012-6697, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-6697 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-6697 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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