CVE-2016-2087
Published: 18 January 2017
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.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| mdeslaur | patch is reverted in debian's hexchat package because it was causing a regression for some use-cases. logging the server name isn't the default configuration. |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
hexchat Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
(2.12.4-4)
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
(2.12.4-4)
|
|
| cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(2.12.4-4)
|
|
| disco |
Not vulnerable
(2.12.4-4)
|
|
| eoan |
Not vulnerable
(2.12.4-4)
|
|
| focal |
Not vulnerable
(2.12.4-4)
|
|
| groovy |
Not vulnerable
(2.12.4-4)
|
|
| hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(2.12.4-4)
|
|
| impish |
Not vulnerable
(2.12.4-4)
|
|
| jammy |
Not vulnerable
(2.12.4-4)
|
|
| kinetic |
Not vulnerable
(2.12.4-4)
|
|
| lunar |
Not vulnerable
(2.12.4-4)
|
|
| mantic |
Not vulnerable
(2.12.4-4)
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(2.12.2)
|
|
| xenial |
Needed
|
|
| yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
|
Patches: upstream: https://github.com/hexchat/hexchat/commit/15600f405f2d5bda6ccf0dd73957395716e0d4d3 |
||
|
xchat Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
(2.8.8-10)
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
(2.8.8-10)
|
|
| cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(2.8.8-10)
|
|
| disco |
Not vulnerable
(2.8.8-10)
|
|
| eoan |
Not vulnerable
(2.8.8-10)
|
|
| focal |
Not vulnerable
(2.8.8-10)
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| hirsute |
Does not exist
|
|
| impish |
Does not exist
|
|
| jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
| kinetic |
Does not exist
|
|
| lunar |
Does not exist
|
|
| mantic |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
|
xchat-gnome Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
| bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
| disco |
Does not exist
|
|
| eoan |
Does not exist
|
|
| focal |
Does not exist
|
|
| groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
| hirsute |
Does not exist
|
|
| impish |
Does not exist
|
|
| jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
| kinetic |
Does not exist
|
|
| lunar |
Does not exist
|
|
| mantic |
Does not exist
|
|
| precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Needed
|
|
| yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
| zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.4 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |