CVE-2013-7449 | HexChat/XChat/XChat-GNOME prior 2.10.1-1+deb8u1/2.12.0 X.509 Certificate Chain Validation common/server.c ssl_do_connect cryptographic issues (USN-2945-1 / ID 196442)
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in HexChat, XChat and XChat-GNOME. Affected is the function ssl_do_connect of the file common/server.c of the component X.509 Certificate Chain Validation. The manipulation leads to cryptographic issues.
This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-7449. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.
It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.