CVE-2014-4906 Weak cryptography in n/a
Man-in-the-middle attackers can spoof servers and obtain sensitive information due to missing X.509 certificate verification in the Android application.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-4906?
CVE-2014-4906 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Oct 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Brisbane & Queensland Alert (aka com.queensland.alert) application 2.0 for Android does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.
Weakness: CWE-310
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-4906?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Playstudio Brisbane \& Queensland Alert.
How do I fix CVE-2014-4906?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-4906 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2014-4906 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-4906 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q93r-m2rg-69pq.