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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:Jan 18, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Jan 18, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.13018
    CVSS Score:7.4

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Hexchat Project
    Product
    Hexchat

    Exploits

    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136564/Hexchat-IRC-Client-2.11.0-Directory-Traversal.htmlhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39656/http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136564/Hexchat-IRC-Client-2.11.0-Directory-Traversal.htmlhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39656/https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39656

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High