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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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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Status : Deferred
Published: 2016-04-12T14:59:07.180
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2015-8702

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