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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 mat

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Summary

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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References 5

GitHub · hexchat/hexchat

ubuntu.com

hexchat.readthedocs.org

bugzilla.redhat.com