{"id":"MGASA-2015-0050","summary":"Updated hexchat packages fix security vulnerability","details":"HexChat did not verify that the server hostname matched the domain name in \nthe subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field in X.509 \ncertificates. This could allow a man-in-the-middle attacker to spoof an \nSSL server if they had a certificate that was valid for any domain name.\n","modified":"2026-04-16T04:28:43.491983Z","published":"2015-02-05T22:26:07Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0050.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15158"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/29/23"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://github.com/hexchat/hexchat/issues/524"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"hexchat","ecosystem":"Mageia:4","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/hexchat?arch=source&distro=mageia-4"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.9.6.1-3.1.mga4"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0050.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}