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CVE-2011-1428

Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat (aka WeeChat) 0.3.4 and earlier does not properly verify that the server hostname matc

Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat (aka WeeChat) 0.3.4 and earlier does not properly verify that the server hostname matches the domain name of the subject of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof an SSL chat server via an arbitrary certificate, related to incorrect use of the GnuTLS API.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.8 EPSS 0.00165
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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
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Affected Products & Versions

2
flashtux weechat<= 0.3.4
flashtux weechatall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
pocarchives.neohapsis.com · 0671.htmlarchives.neohapsis.com
pocsavannah.nongnu.org · index.php?7459savannah.nongnu.org
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Scoring & Timeline

5.8
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Published to NVD16 Mar 2011 · 10:55 PM
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=weechat.git
http://secunia.com/advisories/43543Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46612
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