CVE-2016-2087

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-2087
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-01-18 17:59:00 UTC
Updated2017-02-02 02:59:00 UTC
DescriptionDirectory 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-22

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Hexchat Project Hexchat 2.11.0 All All All
Application Hexchat Project Hexchat 2.11.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
HexChat 'src/common/text.c' Directory Traversal Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Hexchat IRC Client 2.11.0 - Directory Traversal EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Hexchat IRC Client 2.11.0 Directory Traversal ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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