CVE-2016-7142

MediumCVSS 5.9/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The m_sasl module in InspIRCd before 2.0.23, when used with a service that supports SASL_EXTERNAL authentication, allows remote attackers to spoof certificate fingerprints and consequently log in as another user via a crafted SASL message.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.9/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3662Third Party Advisory
http://www.inspircd.org/2016/09/03/v2023-released.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/04/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/05/8Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/inspircd/inspircd/commit/74fafb7f11b06747f69f182ad5e3769b665eea7a
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3662Third Party Advisory
http://www.inspircd.org/2016/09/03/v2023-released.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/04/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/05/8Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/inspircd/inspircd/commit/74fafb7f11b06747f69f182ad5e3769b665eea7a

Timeline

Published: Sep 26, 2016
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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