Is CVE-2013-7449 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2013-7449 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2013-7449?

CVE-2013-7449 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2013-7449?

CVE-2013-7449 has an EPSS score of 0.76% (51th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2013-7449?

Upgrade hexchat on debian 11 to 2.10.2-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2013-7449

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

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 man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.

CWE-310Cryptographic Issues

How to fix

Remediation Available

hexchatDebian

Fixed in:2.10.2-1CVE-2013-7449

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.76%probability of exploitation in 30 days

51stpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 51% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

hexchat.readthedocs.org

Other references4

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-310 (Cryptographic Issues) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2014-3566	Low	3.4	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2015-4000	Low	3.7	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2015-0204	Medium	4.3	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-2107	Medium	5.9	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-0800	Medium	5.9	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-8684	Critical	9.8	72%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.