CVE-2016-2087
Fixed in a distro release EPSS 9%
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.
Products: hexchat_project hexchat
Distro releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Debian 12 | hexchat | 2.12.4-4 |
| Debian 13 | hexchat | 2.12.4-4 |
| Debian 7 | xchat | 2.8.8-7.1+deb7u1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 | hexchat | 2.12.0-6.5.146 |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | hexchat | no fix |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | xchat-gnome | no fix |