CVE-2014-7538 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 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-2014-7538?
CVE-2014-7538 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 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 Headlines news India (aka com.dreamstep.wHEADLINESNEWSINDIA) application 0.21.13219.95110 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-2014-7538?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Headlines News India Project Headlines News India.
How do I fix CVE-2014-7538?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-7538 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2014-7538 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-7538 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j6mf-5q59-r3w2.