CVE catalog
CVE-2016-2087
hexchat: CVE-2016-2087
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.4
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 9.49% · Oct 27, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | hexchat | trixie | 2.16.2-1 | fixed |
| Debian | hexchat | bookworm | 2.16.1-1 | fixed |
| Suse | hexchat | linux enterprise workstation extension 12 sp5 | 2.12.0-6.5.146 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | xchat-gnome | 16.04 | 1:0.30.0~git20141005.816798-0ubuntu6 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xchat-gnome | 16.04 | 1:0.30.0~git20141005.816798-0ubuntu7 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xchat-gnome | 16.04 | 1:0.30.0~git20141005.816798-0ubuntu8 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | xchat-gnome | 16.04 | 1:0.30.0~git20141005.816798-0ubuntu9 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | hexchat | 16.04 | 2.10.2-1ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | hexchat | 16.04 | 2.10.2-1ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | hexchat | source | trixie | 2.12.4-4 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [852275] |
| Debian | hexchat | source | bookworm | 2.12.4-4 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [852275] |
| Suse | hexchat | rpm | linux enterprise workstation extension 12 sp5 | 2.12.0-6.5.146 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2020:2872-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [hexchat]Fixed
Source package: [hexchat]
Details (2)
2.16.1-1+b3· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.12.4-4dsa · hexchat · debian · bookworm; dsa · hexchat · debian · 12
2.16.1-1+b3· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.12.4-4dsa · hexchat · debian · bookworm; dsa · hexchat · debian · 12
- [hexchat-common]Fixed
Source package: [hexchat]
Details (2)
2.16.1-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.12.4-4dsa · hexchat · debian · bookworm; dsa · hexchat · debian · 12
2.16.1-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.12.4-4dsa · hexchat · debian · bookworm; dsa · hexchat · debian · 12
- [hexchat-dev]Fixed
Source package: [hexchat]
Details (2)
2.16.1-1+b3· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.12.4-4dsa · hexchat · debian · bookworm; dsa · hexchat · debian · 12
2.16.1-1+b3· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.12.4-4dsa · hexchat · debian · bookworm; dsa · hexchat · debian · 12
- [hexchat-lua]Fixed
Source package: [hexchat]
Details (2)
2.16.1-1+b3· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.12.4-4dsa · hexchat · debian · bookworm; dsa · hexchat · debian · 12
2.16.1-1+b3· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.12.4-4dsa · hexchat · debian · bookworm; dsa · hexchat · debian · 12
- [hexchat-perl]Fixed
Source package: [hexchat]
Details (2)
2.16.1-1+b3· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.12.4-4dsa · hexchat · debian · bookworm; dsa · hexchat · debian · 12
2.16.1-1+b3· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.12.4-4dsa · hexchat · debian · bookworm; dsa · hexchat · debian · 12
- [hexchat-plugins]Fixed
Source package: [hexchat]
Details (2)
2.16.1-1+b3· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.12.4-4dsa · hexchat · debian · bookworm; dsa · hexchat · debian · 12
2.16.1-1+b3· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.12.4-4dsa · hexchat · debian · bookworm; dsa · hexchat · debian · 12
- [hexchat-python3]Fixed
Source package: [hexchat]
Details (2)
2.16.1-1+b3· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.12.4-4dsa · hexchat · debian · bookworm; dsa · hexchat · debian · 12
2.16.1-1+b3· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.12.4-4dsa · hexchat · debian · bookworm; dsa · hexchat · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [hexchat]Fixed
Source package: [hexchat]
Details (2)
2.16.2-1+b6· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.12.4-4dsa · hexchat · debian · 13
2.16.2-1+b6· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.12.4-4dsa · hexchat · debian · 13
- [hexchat-common]Fixed
Source package: [hexchat]
Details (2)
2.16.2-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.12.4-4dsa · hexchat · debian · 13
2.16.2-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.12.4-4dsa · hexchat · debian · 13
- [hexchat-dev]Fixed
Source package: [hexchat]
Details (2)
2.16.2-1+b6· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.12.4-4dsa · hexchat · debian · 13
2.16.2-1+b6· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.12.4-4dsa · hexchat · debian · 13
- [hexchat-lua]Fixed
Source package: [hexchat]
Details (2)
2.16.2-1+b6· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.12.4-4dsa · hexchat · debian · 13
2.16.2-1+b6· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.12.4-4dsa · hexchat · debian · 13
- [hexchat-perl]Fixed
Source package: [hexchat]
Details (2)
2.16.2-1+b6· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.12.4-4dsa · hexchat · debian · 13
2.16.2-1+b6· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.12.4-4dsa · hexchat · debian · 13
- [hexchat-plugins]Fixed
Source package: [hexchat]
Details (2)
2.16.2-1+b6· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.12.4-4dsa · hexchat · debian · 13
2.16.2-1+b6· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.12.4-4dsa · hexchat · debian · 13
- [hexchat-python3]Fixed
Source package: [hexchat]
Details (2)
2.16.2-1+b6· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.12.4-4dsa · hexchat · debian · 13
2.16.2-1+b6· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.12.4-4dsa · hexchat · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2020_2872-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2087]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-1050-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2020:2872-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2087]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2087]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2016/cve-2016-2087.json]
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