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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-04-12T14:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:29:20.801Z

Reserved: 2015-12-29T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-8702

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-04-12T14:59:07.180

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:38:59.273

Link: CVE-2015-8702

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