CVE-2016-2087 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in HexChat 2.11.0, allowing remote IRC servers to read or modify arbitrary files. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.4) has a network attack vector and high impact on confidentiality and integrity, despite requiring high attack complexity. While not listed on the KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-39656) exists, indicating public exploit code availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hexchat_project:hexchat:2.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.