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01 Record

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 matches a domain name in the X.509 certificate, which allows

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
0.75% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 54.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2016-04-21 14:00Z10 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-06 18:09Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2016-04-06
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-310
  • CWE-297Improper Validation of Certificate with Host MismatchVariant
Data version
5.1
Document digest
0471fcc9bd51e74e6e4fae0b90bfdd0d7a98003f9dd102826d20c2cf11de06c2

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
canonicalubuntu_linuxNot specified—
hexchat_projecthexchatNot specified—
redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—
xchatxchatNot specified—
xchatxchat_gnomeNot specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • hexchat
    Fixed in 2.10.2-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • hexchat
    Fixed in 2.10.2-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

  • hexchat
    Fixed in 2.9.6.1-2ubuntu0.1
  • xchat-gnome
    Fixed in 1:0.30.0~git20131003.d20b8d+really20110821-0.2ubuntu12.2

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.