vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2016-2087: hexchat, xchat -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Jan 18, 2017 | Feb 25, 2019 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jan 18, 2017
Added
Feb 25, 2019
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
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.
Solutions
debian-upgrade-hexchatdebian-upgrade-xchat
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