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Debian: CVE-2016-7143: charybdis -- security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Sep 6, 2016
Added
Apr 3, 2017
Modified
Mar 30, 2026

Description

The m_authenticate function in modules/m_sasl.c in Charybdis before 3.5.3 allows remote attackers to spoof certificate fingerprints and consequently log in as another user via a crafted AUTHENTICATE parameter.

Solution

debian-upgrade-charybdis
Title
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