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CVE-2016-7143

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-09-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-285

Description

The m_authenticate function in modules/m_sasl.c in Charybdis before 3.5.3 allows remote attackers to spoof certificate fingerprints and consequently log in as another user via a crafted AUTHENTICATE parameter.

Affected products

• Charybdis Project Charybdis: through 3.5.2
• Debian Linux: 8.0

References

• http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3661
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/04/3
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/05/8
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92761
• https://github.com/charybdis-ircd/charybdis/blob/charybdis-3.5.3/NEWS.md
• https://github.com/charybdis-ircd/charybdis/commit/818a3fda944b26d4814132cee14cfda4ea4aa824
• http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3661
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/04/3
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/05/8
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92761
• https://github.com/charybdis-ircd/charybdis/blob/charybdis-3.5.3/NEWS.md
• https://github.com/charybdis-ircd/charybdis/commit/818a3fda944b26d4814132cee14cfda4ea4aa824

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