CVE-2015-8702 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting InspIRCd versions prior to 2.0.19, including specific Debian packages. Remote DNS servers can trigger a netsplit by sending an invalid character, such as a whitespace, within a PTR response. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS v3 score of 8.6, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 2.0.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:inspircd:inspircd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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