CVE-2016-7144

8.1 highEPSS 1.3%

High (8.1) in unrealircd unrealircd. EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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 a crafted AUTHENTICATE parameter.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

8.1 high

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

EPSS: 1.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 69% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-287
Published: 2017-01-18
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

unrealircd:unrealircd

References

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/92763
https://forums.unrealircd.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=8588
https://github.com/unrealircd/unrealircd/commit/f473e355e1dc422c4f019dbf86bc50ba1a34a766

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