CVE-2016-7144

HighCVSS 8.1/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 8.1/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-287

Affected software

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

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/04/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/05/8Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92763Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://forums.unrealircd.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=8588Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/unrealircd/unrealircd/commit/f473e355e1dc422c4f019dbf86bc50ba1a34a766Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/04/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/05/8Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92763Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://forums.unrealircd.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=8588Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/unrealircd/unrealircd/commit/f473e355e1dc422c4f019dbf86bc50ba1a34a766Patch

Timeline

Published: Jan 18, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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