CVE-2013-7449
N/A
Published: April 21, 2016 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:01 AM UTC
4 products affected across 3 vendorsUbuntu LinuxXchatHexchat
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (5)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://hexchat.readthedocs.org/en/latest/changelog.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/hexchat/hexchat/commit/c9b63f7f9be01692b03fa15275135a4910a7e02dQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-310
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