CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-7143
8.1 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2016-09-21
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 8.1 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 6.8 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-285
Description
The m_authenticate function in modules/m_sasl.c in Charybdis before 3.5.3 allows remote attackers to spoof certificate fingerprints and consequently log in as another user via a crafted AUTHENTICATE parameter.
Affected configurations
• debian debian linux 8.0
• charybdis project charybdis (<= 3.5.2)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-285 Improper Authorization weakness
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3661 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/04/3 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/05/8 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92761 www.securityfocus.com
- https://github.com/charybdis-ircd/charybdis/blob/charybdis-3.5.3/NEWS.md Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/charybdis-ircd/charybdis/commit/818a3fda944b26d4814132cee14cfda4ea4aa824 Issue Tracking, Patch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3661 Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/04/3 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/05/8 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92761 www.securityfocus.com
- https://github.com/charybdis-ircd/charybdis/blob/charybdis-3.5.3/NEWS.md Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/charybdis-ircd/charybdis/commit/818a3fda944b26d4814132cee14cfda4ea4aa824 Issue Tracking, Patch