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CVE-2016-7143
The m_authenticate function in modules/m_sasl.c in Charybdis before 3.5.3 allows remote attackers to spoof certificate fingerprints and…
High8.1EPSS 1.1%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 16 days later
· 16 days later
Published
- 8 years later
· 8 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High8.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.1% · top 35% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.1.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- https://github.com/charybdis-ircd/charybdis/commit/818a3fda944b26d4814132cee14cfda4ea4aa824 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-3661 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- https://github.com/charybdis-ircd/charybdis/blob/charybdis-3.5.3/NEWS.md (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 92761 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160905 Re: CVE ID request: certificate spoofing through crafted SASL message in inspircd, charybdis (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160904 CVE ID request: certificate spoofing through crafted SASL message in inspircd, charybdis (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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