CVE catalog

CVE-2012-1836

inspircd: CVE-2012-1836

Severity: Medium
Published: Mar 22, 2012, 3:28:04 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 6.82% · Oct 25, 2026

Heap-based buffer overflow in dns.cpp in InspIRCd 2.0.5 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DNS query that uses compression.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	inspircd	sid	`4.7.0+ds1-2`	fixed
Debian	inspircd	trixie	`4.7.0+ds1-2`	fixed
Debian	inspircd	bookworm	`3.15.0-1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	inspircd	source	sid	`2.0.5-0.1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[667914]
Debian	inspircd	source	trixie	`2.0.5-0.1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[667914]
Debian	inspircd	source	bookworm	`2.0.5-0.1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[667914]

[Debian bug #667914]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[inspircd]Fixed
Details (2)
- 3.15.0-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.0.5-0.1
  dsa · inspircd · debian · bookworm; dsa · inspircd · debian · 12
- 3.15.0-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.0.5-0.1
  dsa · inspircd · debian · bookworm; dsa · inspircd · debian · 12
[inspircd-dev]Fixed
Source package: [inspircd]
Details (2)
- 3.15.0-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.0.5-0.1
  dsa · inspircd · debian · bookworm; dsa · inspircd · debian · 12
- 3.15.0-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.0.5-0.1
  dsa · inspircd · debian · bookworm; dsa · inspircd · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[inspircd]Fixed
Details (2)
- 4.7.0+ds1-2 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.0.5-0.1
  dsa · inspircd · debian · 13
- 4.7.0+ds1-2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.0.5-0.1
  dsa · inspircd · debian · 13
[inspircd-dev]Fixed
Source package: [inspircd]
Details (2)
- 4.7.0+ds1-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.0.5-0.1
  dsa · inspircd · debian · 13
- 4.7.0+ds1-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.0.5-0.1
  dsa · inspircd · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:05:59 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]