CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-2233
7.5 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2017-01-18
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119
Description
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.
Affected configurations
• hexchat project hexchat 2.10.2
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer weakness
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136563/Hexchat-IRC-Client-2.11.0-CAP-LS-Handling-Buffer-Overflow.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95920 www.securityfocus.com
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39657/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136563/Hexchat-IRC-Client-2.11.0-CAP-LS-Handling-Buffer-Overflow.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95920 www.securityfocus.com
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39657/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry