UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8702

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8702
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8702.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8702
Related
Published
2016-04-12T14:59:00Z
Modified
2025-01-13T10:21:11Z
Severity
  • 8.6 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / inspircd

Package

Name
inspircd
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/inspircd@2.0.5-1+deb7u2build0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.0.5-1+deb7u2build0.14.04.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.0.5-1
2.0.5-1+deb7u1build0.14.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.0.5-1+deb7u2build0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "inspircd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.0.5-1+deb7u2build0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "inspircd-dbg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.0.5-1+deb7u2build0.14.04.1",
            "binary_name": "inspircd-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}