Description
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.
Published: 2016-04-21
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-7213 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.
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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Hexchat Project Hexchat
Xchat Xchat Xchat Gnome
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T18:09:16.618Z

Reserved: 2016-04-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-7449

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-04-21T14:59:00.107

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2013-7449

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2014-11-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-7449 - Bugzilla

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