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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-04-21T14:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T18:09:16.618Z

Reserved: 2016-04-06T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2013-7449

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2016-04-21T14:59:00.107

Modified: 2021-07-20T14:36:17.827

Link: CVE-2013-7449

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2014-11-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-7449 - Bugzilla