PT-2014-6906 · Electronic Arts · The Need For Speed Network

Bernd Freisleben + 9 · Published 2014-09-18 · Updated 2014-09-23 · CVE-2014-5921

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 Need for Speed Network (aka com.ea.nfsautolog.bv) application version 1.0.1

Description The application does not 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 1.0.1, consider implementing certificate pinning or verifying the identity of SSL servers to prevent man-in-the-middle attacks. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to sensitive information until a proper fix is applied.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-310

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-5921

Affected Products

The Need For Speed Network

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5921 · Security Note
• https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1t5GXwjw82SyunALVJb2w0zi3FoLRIkfGPc7AMjRF0r4/edit?usp=sharing · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/582497 · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/388105 · Note