VDB
CVE-2016-2087
CVE-2016-2087
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.400000095367432 HIGH
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.
EPSS 9.49% · 95.4th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
7.400000095367432
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score
9.49%
95.4th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | hexchat | 0, 2.10.2-1ubuntu2, 2.10.2-1ubuntu3 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | xchat-gnome | 0, 1:0.30.0~git20141005.816798-0ubuntu8, 1:0.30.0~git20141005.816798-0ubuntu9 |
Timeline
- Apr 4, 2016 PoC Published
- Jan 18, 2017 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 13, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 11, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 5, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 28, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 11, 2023 EPSS Score
- Nov 3, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2087 third-party-advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136564/Hexchat-IRC-Client-2.11.0-Directory-Traversal.html third-party-advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39656/ third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2087 third-party-advisory