CVE-2014-6981 Weak cryptography in n/a
Man-in-the-middle attackers can intercept sensitive data by spoofing SSL servers due to missing X.509 certificate verification in the Android banking app.
- 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-2014-6981?
CVE-2014-6981 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Oct 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 Taiwan Business Bank (aka com.mitake.TBB) application 2.04 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-2014-6981?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tbb Taiwan Business Bank.
How do I fix CVE-2014-6981?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-6981 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2014-6981 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-6981 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vgg5-f4qr-2cch.