MGASA-2015-0050

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    MGASA-2015-0050

    Published: 5 Feb 2015Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated hexchat packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: HexChat did not verify that the server hostname matched the domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field in X.509 certificates. This could allow a man-in-the-middle attacker to spoof an SSL server if they had a certificate that was valid for any domain name.

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0050.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15158, http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/29/23, https://github.com/hexchat/hexchat/issues/524

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: hexchat

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/hexchat?arch=source&distro=mageia-4

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.9.6.1-3.1.mga4

    Affected versions

    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
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