CVE-2014-5980 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 Genertel Android app.
- 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-2014-5980?
CVE-2014-5980 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Sep 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Genertel (aka com.genertel) application 2.6.0 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-2014-5980?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Genertel Genertel.
How do I fix CVE-2014-5980?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-5980 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2014-5980 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-5980 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-894w-qf9q-pmm4.