CVE-2016-2087 EXPLOIT
7.4
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 9.5% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.4 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| EPSS | 9.52% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-01-18 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| hexchat project | hexchat |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Hexchat IRC Client 2.11.0 - Directory Traversal | 2016-04-04 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136564/Hexchat-IRC-Client-2.11.0-Directory-Traversal.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95881
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39656/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136564/Hexchat-IRC-Client-2.11.0-Directory-Traversal.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95881
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39656/
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