CVE-2014-6611 Other in n/a
Man-in-the-middle attackers can spoof servers to force the download of malicious apps via BlackBerry World, requiring user interaction.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-6611?
CVE-2014-6611 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Oct 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The BlackBerry World app before 5.0.0.262 on BlackBerry 10 OS 10.2.0, before 5.0.0.263 on BlackBerry 10 OS 10.2.1, and before 5.1.0.53 on BlackBerry 10 OS 10.3.0 does not properly validate download/update requests, which allows user-assisted man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and trigger the download of a crafted app by modifying the client-server data stream.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-6611?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Blackberry Blackberry Os, Blackberry Blackberry World.
How do I fix CVE-2014-6611?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-6611 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2014-6611 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-6611 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xprq-x9hf-4xcp.