What is CVE-2012-6696?

CVE-2012-6696 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Inspircd, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-09-25.

How severe is CVE-2012-6696?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Inspircd

CVE-2012-6696

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.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.016 (73.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Inspircd
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-6696?: CVE-2012-6696 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Inspircd, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-09-25.
How severe is CVE-2012-6696?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.