FKIE_CVE-2016-7142

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-09-26 15:59 - Updated: 2026-05-06 22:30
Severity ?
5.9 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
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
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3662Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.inspircd.org/2016/09/03/v2023-released.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/04/3
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/05/8Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/inspircd/inspircd/commit/74fafb7f11b06747f69f182ad5e3769b665eea7a
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3662Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.inspircd.org/2016/09/03/v2023-released.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/04/3
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/05/8Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/inspircd/inspircd/commit/74fafb7f11b06747f69f182ad5e3769b665eea7a
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
inspircd inspircd *
debian debian_linux 8.0
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