vulnerability

Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-2233): hexchat vulnerability

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jan 18, 2017
Added
Jun 26, 2025
Modified
Jul 28, 2025

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the inbound_cap_ls function in common/inbound.c in HexChat 2.10.2 allows remote IRC servers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a large number of options in a CAP LS message.

Solution

no-fix-ubuntu-package
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