Hexchat Project: >> Hexchat Security Vulnerabilities
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.
CVSS Score
7.4
EPSS Score
0.13
Published
2017-01-18
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.
CVSS Score
7.5
EPSS Score
0.179
Published
2017-01-18
The ssl_do_connect function in common/server.c in HexChat before 2.10.2, XChat, and XChat-GNOME does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.
CVSS Score
6.5
EPSS Score
0.003
Published
2016-04-21