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Debian: DSA-3662-1 Moderate: Inspircd SASL Authentication Risk

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Calendar Grey September 8, 2016
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The security advisory DSA-3673-2 highlights vulnerabilities in BIND DNS server configurations, improving overall network protection for users.
It was discovered that incorrect SASL authentication in the Inspircd IRC server may lead to users impersonating other users
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Summary

It was discovered that incorrect SASL authentication in the Inspircd
IRC server may lead to users impersonating other users.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.0.17-1+deb8u2.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.0.23-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your inspircd packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



Package: inspircd
CVE ID: CVE-2016-7142

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