{"cve":"CVE-2015-8702","nvd":{"published":"2016-04-12T14:59:07.180","modified":"2026-06-17T00:35:03.573","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":8.6},"cwes":["CWE-20"],"references":["http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3527","http://www.inspircd.org/2015/04/16/v2019-released.html","https://github.com/inspircd/inspircd/commit/6058483d9fbc1b904d5ae7cfea47bfcde5c5b559","https://github.com/inspircd/inspircd/issues/1033","https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-13"],"products":["debian:debian_linux","inspircd:inspircd"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:37:48.328043465+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2015-8702","score":0.02282,"percentile":0.83152,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}