CVE-2013-7449

Published: Apr 21, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

6.5

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 2.5

Source: NVD

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 (6)

Products: Canonical: Ubuntu Linux · Xchat: Xchat, Xchat Gnome · Hexchat Project: Hexchat

1 product

2 products

Hexchat Project

1 product

Configuration A

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 12.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 14.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 15.10

Configuration B

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Xchat Xchat	All versions
Xchat Xchat Gnome	All versions

Configuration C

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Hexchat Project Hexchat	Up to 2.10.1

Related CWEs

References (10)

http://hexchat.readthedocs.org/en/latest/changelog.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2945-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1081839

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://github.com/hexchat/hexchat/commit/c9b63f7f9be01692b03fa15275135a4910a7e02d

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://github.com/hexchat/hexchat/issues/524

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://hexchat.readthedocs.org/en/latest/changelog.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2945-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1081839

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://github.com/hexchat/hexchat/commit/c9b63f7f9be01692b03fa15275135a4910a7e02d

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://github.com/hexchat/hexchat/issues/524

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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