CVE-2015-8702

NameCVE-2015-8702
DescriptionThe 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-384-1, DSA-3527-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
inspircd (PTS)buster, buster (security)2.0.27-1+deb10u1fixed
bullseye3.8.1-2fixed
bookworm3.15.0-1fixed
sid, trixie3.17.0-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
inspircdsourcesqueeze1.1.22+dfsg-4+squeeze3DLA-384-1
inspircdsourcewheezy2.0.5-1+deb7u2DSA-3527-1
inspircdsourcejessie2.0.17-1+deb8u1DSA-3527-1
inspircdsource(unstable)2.0.20-1

Notes

https://github.com/inspircd/inspircd/commit/6058483d9fbc1b904d5ae7cfea47bfcde5c5b559
http://www.inspircd.org/2015/04/16/v2019-released.html

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