CVE-2016-7144 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability affecting UnrealIRCd versions before 3.2.10.7 and 4.x before 4.0.6. This flaw allows remote attackers to spoof certificate fingerprints via a crafted AUTHENTICATE parameter, enabling them to log in as another user. With a CVSS score of 8.1, the attack is network-based, requires high complexity, and can lead to full confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. Despite its severity, there is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.2.10.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:unrealircd:unrealircd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:unrealircd:unrealircd:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:unrealircd:unrealircd:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:unrealircd:unrealircd:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:unrealircd:unrealircd:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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