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CVE-2016-2087

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

2017-01-18T17:59:00.327

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.4 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-22

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	hexchat_project	hexchat	2.11.0	Yes

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136564/Hexchat-IRC-Client-2.11.0-Directory-Traversal.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95881 ([email protected])
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39656/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136564/Hexchat-IRC-Client-2.11.0-Directory-Traversal.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95881 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39656/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)