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.
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CVSS 3.0 6.5/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
No affected versions have been published.
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 21, 2016
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified