CVE-2011-1428 Security feature bypass in n/a

Medium 5.8 Published 16 Mar 2011 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Man-in-the-middle attackers can spoof SSL chat servers by bypassing hostname verification in WeeChat, exposing user communications.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2011-1428?

CVE-2011-1428 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Mar 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1428?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Flashtux Weechat.

How do I fix CVE-2011-1428?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2011-1428 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1428 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1428, GHSA-4663-xvr2-gqpr.