PT-2014-6839 · Microsoft · Windows Live Hotmail

Bernd Freisleben + 9 · Published 2014-09-09 · Updated 2014-09-21 · CVE-2014-5854

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 Windows Live Hotmail PUSH mail application version 1.00.97

Description The issue concerns the failure to verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, allowing man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.

Recommendations For version 1.00.97, consider disabling the use of SSL connections until a patch is available that properly verifies X.509 certificates. Restrict access to sensitive information to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-310

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-5854

Affected Products

Windows Live Hotmail

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5854 · Security Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/525825 · Note
• https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1t5GXwjw82SyunALVJb2w0zi3FoLRIkfGPc7AMjRF0r4/edit?usp=sharing · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/582497 · Note