CVE-2016-7142
N/A
Published: September 26, 2016 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:52 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxInspircd
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%v ≤ 2.0.22
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (5)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3662x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.inspircd.org/2016/09/03/v2023-released.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/04/3Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/05/8x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/inspircd/inspircd/commit/74fafb7f11b06747f69f182ad5e3769b665eea7aQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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