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.
CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
---|---|---|---|
ubuntu_linux | eq | 12.04 | |
ubuntu_linux | eq | 15.10 | |
ubuntu_linux | eq | 14.04 | |
hexchat | le | 2.10.1 |