CVE-2017-9577 Weak cryptography in n/a

Medium 5.9 Published Updated

Man-in-the-middle attackers can spoof servers and obtain sensitive information due to lack of X.509 certificate verification in the mobile banking 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-2017-9577?

CVE-2017-9577 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Jun 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The "First Citizens Bank-Mobile Banking" by First Citizens Bank (AL) app 3.0.0 -- aka first-citizens-bank-mobile-banking/id566037101 for iOS 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-295

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9577?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Fcbl First Citizens Bank-Mobile.

How do I fix CVE-2017-9577?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-9577 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-9577 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9577 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8jq4-569v-m5w2.

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