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 |
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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 |