CVE-2012-6696

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Published Sep 25, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

inspircd in Debian before 2.0.7 does not properly handle unsigned integers. NOTE: This vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix to CVE-2012-1836.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:inspircd:inspircd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-6538	inspircd in Debian before 2.0.7 does not properly handle unsigned integers. NOTE: This vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix to CVE-2012-1836.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.6% (1.625% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3226
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/26/1
https://github.com/inspircd/inspircd/commit/ed28c1ba666b39581adb860bf51cdde43c84cc89

History

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Subscriptions

Inspircd Inspircd

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 9:36 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 25, 2017, 9:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 9:36 PM
Reserved: Aug 25, 2015, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:48 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 25, 2017, 9:29 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:48 PM

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