CVE-2016-7142

medium

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.

References

Advisories
More

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/05/8

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3662

https://github.com/inspircd/inspircd/commit/74fafb7f11b06747f69f182ad5e3769b665eea7a

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/04/3

http://www.inspircd.org/2016/09/03/v2023-released.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-09-26

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.9

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