01 Record
CVE-2016-7144
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.27% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 69.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2017-01-18 17:00Z9 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 01:50Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2016-09-05
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-287Improper AuthenticationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 7c4ffd8efbeb24401c5bc808ff4695fe133b6992c298d2b45662552fd01499bd
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/unrealircd/unrealircd/commit/f473e355e1dc422c4f019dbf86bc50ba1a34a766
- forums.unrealircd.orghttps://forums.unrealircd.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=8588
- www.securityfocus.com92763http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92763
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20160905 Re: CVE ID request: certificate spoofing through crafted SASL message in inspircd, charybdishttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/05/8
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20160904 CVE ID request: certificate spoofing through crafted SASL message in inspircd, charybdishttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/04/3