CVE-2016-2233 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the inbound_cap_ls function in common/inbound.c in HexChat 2.10.2 allows remote IRC servers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a large number of options in a CAP LS message.

Published: 2017-01-18

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 14.4% 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:2.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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 Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.14419.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136563/Hexchat-IRC-Client-2.11.0-CAP-LS-Handling-Buffer-Overflow.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95920
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39657/

History

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Subscriptions

Hexchat Project Hexchat

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:24:48.399Z

Reserved: 2016-02-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-2233

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-01-18T17:59:00.373

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

Link: CVE-2016-2233

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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