CVE-2012-6697

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Published Apr 13, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

InspIRCd before 2.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop).

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:inspire_ircd:inspircd:*:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2012-6539	InspIRCd before 2.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop).

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.9% (1.893% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3226
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=780880
https://github.com/inspircd/inspircd/commit/58c893e834ff20495d00770922
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-13

History

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Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux

Inspire Ircd Inspircd

Weaknesses

CWE-399

Sources

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

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 13, 2017, 2:00 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: Apr 13, 2017, 2:59 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:48 PM

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