CVE-2016-7142
inspircd - security update
5.9
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.59%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-7142
To remediate CVE-2016-7142, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/inspircd—upgrade to 2.0.23-1 or later
- —upgrade to 2.0.17-1+deb8u2 or later
Is CVE-2016-7142 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 2.0.23-1
- from 0, < 2.0.17-1+deb8u2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |