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Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2016-2087

CVE-2016-2087

HIGH7.4

Directory traversal vulnerability in the client in HexChat 2

Published Jan 18, 2017

Modified 1 years ago

Details

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

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

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

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2087

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

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.0

7.4

Exploitability

Attack Vector

NetworkAV:N

Attack Complexity

HighAC:H

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

HighC:H

Integrity

HighI:H

Availability

NoneA:N

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

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedJan 18, 2017

ModifiedAug 5, 2024

CVE-2016-2087 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence