CVE-2013-7449
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:Nov 19, 2014
Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
EPS:Apr 21, 2016
EPSS Score:0.00217
CVSS Score:6.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Canonical
Product
Ubuntu Linux
Canonical
Ubuntu Linux
Vendor
Hexchat Project
Product
Hexchat
Hexchat Project
Hexchat
Vendor
Xchat
Product
Xchat
Xchat
Xchat
Vendor
Xchat
Product
Xchat Gnome
Xchat
Xchat Gnome
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
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References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
