CVE-2014-5524 Weak cryptography in n/a
Man-in-the-middle attackers can spoof SSL servers and obtain sensitive information due to lack of X.509 certificate verification in the Adcolony Android library.
- 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-2014-5524?
CVE-2014-5524 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Sep 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Adcolony library 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-2014-5524?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Adcolony Adcolony Library.
How do I fix CVE-2014-5524?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-5524 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2014-5524 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-5524 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as CVE-2014-5523, GHSA-f849-qp9f-7jpf.