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.

Score

CVSS 3.0 7.4 High

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2017-01-18

Last modified

2024-08-05

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected products

• Hexchat (Hexchat Project)

References

• 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/