CVE-2012-6696

9.8 CRITICAL

Published: September 25, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3226

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/26/1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/inspircd/inspircd/commit/ed28c1ba666b39581adb860bf51cdde43c84cc89

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3226

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/26/1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/inspircd/inspircd/commit/ed28c1ba666b39581adb860bf51cdde43c84cc89

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch Vendor Advisory

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

9.8 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

1.6%

73th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

inspircd

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