CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-7144
8.1 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2017-01-18
- 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-287
Description
The m_authenticate function in modules/m_sasl.c in UnrealIRCd before 3.2.10.7 and 4.x before 4.0.6 allows remote attackers to spoof certificate fingerprints and consequently log in as another user via a crafted AUTHENTICATE parameter.
Affected configurations
• unrealircd unrealircd (<= 3.2.10.5)
• unrealircd unrealircd 4.0.0
• unrealircd unrealircd 4.0.1
• unrealircd unrealircd 4.0.2
• unrealircd unrealircd 4.0.3
• unrealircd unrealircd 4.0.3.1
• unrealircd unrealircd 4.0.4
• unrealircd unrealircd 4.0.5
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication weakness
References
- 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/92763 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://forums.unrealircd.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=8588 Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/unrealircd/unrealircd/commit/f473e355e1dc422c4f019dbf86bc50ba1a34a766 Patch
- 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/92763 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://forums.unrealircd.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=8588 Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/unrealircd/unrealircd/commit/f473e355e1dc422c4f019dbf86bc50ba1a34a766 Patch