PT-2014-6725 · Webroot · The Security - Free

Bernd Freisleben + 9 · Published 2014-09-09 · Updated 2014-09-16 · CVE-2014-5740

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions The Security - Free (aka com.webroot.security) version 3.6.0.6610

Description The issue allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate, as the application does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers.

Recommendations For version 3.6.0.6610, consider updating the application to a version that properly verifies X.509 certificates from SSL servers to prevent man-in-the-middle attacks. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-310

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-5740

Affected Products

The Security - Free

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5740 · Security Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/231113 · Note
• https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1t5GXwjw82SyunALVJb2w0zi3FoLRIkfGPc7AMjRF0r4/edit?usp=sharing · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/582497 · Note