CVE-2016-2087

high

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.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39656/

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2016-3192

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95881

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136564/Hexchat-IRC-Client-2.11.0-Directory-Traversal.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-01-18

Updated: 2026-05-13

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.13018

Detections

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