PT-2017-9093
CVE-2016-7145
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Published
2017-03-07
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Updated
2017-03-08
Description by
CVSS 3.1
9.8
CriticalMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
nefarious2 (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue allows remote attackers to spoof certificate fingerprints, enabling them to log in as another user. This is achieved by crafting the
AUTHENTICATE parameter. The m authenticate function in ircd/m authenticate.c is specifically vulnerable to this type of attack.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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