CVE-2013-7449

Publication date 21 April 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
hexchat 19.04 disco
Not affected
18.10 cosmic
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful
Not affected
17.04 zesty
Not affected
16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
15.10 wily
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 2.9.6.1-2ubuntu0.1
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
xchat 19.04 disco
Not affected
18.10 cosmic
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful
Not affected
17.04 zesty Not in release
16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
15.10 wily Ignored end of life
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
xchat-gnome 19.04 disco Not in release
18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful
Not affected
17.04 zesty Not in release
16.10 yakkety Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
15.10 wily
Fixed 1:0.30.0~git20141005.816798-0ubuntu6.2
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1:0.30.0~git20131003.d20b8d+really20110821-0.2ubuntu12.2
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 1:0.30.0~git20110821.e2a400-0.2ubuntu4.3

Patch details

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Package Patch details
hexchat

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 6.5 · Medium

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

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