CVE-2015-8702

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.

Category

8.6
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.64%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory inspircd.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/inspircd/inspircd/issues/1033 exploit
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-13 vendor advisory
http://www.inspircd.org/2015/04/16/v2019-released.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3527 vendor advisory
https://github.com/inspircd/inspircd/commit/6058483d9fbc1b904d5ae7cfea47bfcde5c5b559 exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-8702?
CVE-2015-8702 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-8702?
To fix CVE-2015-8702, 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-2015-8702 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-8702 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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