CVE-2016-7142: Debian Linux

Medium severity, CVSS 5.9. EPSS: 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 8.0 only
• Inspircd Inspircd: up to and including 2.0.22

Published 2016-09-26. Last modified 2026-06-17.