CVE-2013-7449
xchat/hexchat: does not verify the server hostname matches the domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field in X.509 certificates
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · November 19, 2014
Updated · January 8, 2026
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.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
CWE-297 · Improper Validation of Certificate with Host Mismatch