CVE-2014-5738 Weak cryptography in n/a
Man-in-the-middle attackers can spoof servers and obtain sensitive information due to lack of 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
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-5738?
CVE-2014-5738 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Sep 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Garfield's Defense (aka com.webprancer.google.garfieldDefense) application 1.5.4 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-2014-5738?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Webprancer Garfield\'s Defense.
How do I fix CVE-2014-5738?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-5738 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2014-5738 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-5738 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h2m4-g6x3-54wv.