What is CVE-2016-7145?

CVE-2016-7145 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Nefarious2 Project, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-03-07.

How severe is CVE-2016-7145?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Nefarious2 Project

CVE-2016-7145

The m_authenticate function in ircd/m_authenticate.c in nefarious2 allows remote attackers to spoof certificate fingerprints and consequently log in as another user via a crafted AUTHENTICATE parameter.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.009 (55.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Nefarious2_project Nefarious2 — versions 2.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7145?: CVE-2016-7145 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Nefarious2 Project, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-03-07.
How severe is CVE-2016-7145?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.