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High

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.

VectorNETWORK

PublishedJan 18, 2017, 17:59

Published Bycve@mitre.org

Base Score

Score7.4

Affected Versions

No affected versions found.

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/

Weakness Type

CWE-22

CVSS Metrics

Base Score

7.4

Vector String

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

Base SeverityHigh

Version

3.0

Attack Vector (AV)

NETWORK