Directory traversal vulnerability in the client in HexChat 2.11.0 allows...

7.4 CVSS

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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References

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CVE-2016-2233

Stack-based buffer overflow in the inbound_cap_ls function in common/inbound.c in...

High 7.5

Affected Vendor

hexchat project

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Affected Software

hexchat

Vulnerable Versions:

2.11.0

Timeline

Official Publish: January 18th, 2017

Last Modified: August 5th, 2024

Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.