VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-7144

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.

HIGH 8.1EPSS 1.27%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.27%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

CVSS 3.0: 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 1.27% probability · 70th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-287
Affected: unrealircd/unrealircd
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 1.3% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/04/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/05/8Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92763Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://forums.unrealircd.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=8588Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/unrealircd/unrealircd/commit/f473e355e1dc422c4f019dbf86bc50ba1a34a766Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/04/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/05/8Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92763Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://forums.unrealircd.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=8588Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/unrealircd/unrealircd/commit/f473e355e1dc422c4f019dbf86bc50ba1a34a766Patch

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.