CVE-2013-7449 (GCVE-0-2013-7449)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-04-21 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 18:09
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
5 references
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|---|---|
| https://github.com/hexchat/hexchat/commit/c9b63f7… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2945-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU |
| https://github.com/hexchat/hexchat/issues/524 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://hexchat.readthedocs.org/en/latest/changelog.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1081839 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Date Public
2013-04-09 00:00
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