CVE-2016-2233

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-2233
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-01-18 17:59:00 UTC
Updated2017-02-03 02:59:00 UTC
DescriptionStack-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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Hexchat Project Hexchat 2.10.2 All All All
Application Hexchat Project Hexchat 2.10.2 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Hexchat IRC Client 2.11.0 CAP LS Handling Buffer Overflow ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
HexChat CVE-2016-2233 Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Hexchat IRC Client 2.11.0 - CAP LS Handling Buffer Overflow EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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