CVE-2016-2087 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the client in HexChat 2.11.0 allows remote IRC servers to read or modify arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the server name.

Published: 2017-01-18

Score: 7.4 High

EPSS: 13.0% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:hexchat_project:hexchat:2.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.13018.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136564/Hexchat-IRC-Client-2.11.0-Directory-Traversal.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95881
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39656/

History

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Subscriptions

Hexchat Project Hexchat

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-01-18T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:17:50.517Z

Reserved: 2016-01-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-2087

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-01-18T17:59:00.327

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-2087

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22

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