PT-2014-7545 · Tw.Com · Tw.Com.Books.Android.Plus

Bernd Freisleben + 9 · Published 2014-10-02 · Updated 2014-11-14 · CVE-2014-6869

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 tw.com.books.android.plus version 2.3.0

Description The issue concerns the barcode scanner application, which fails to verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers. This allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.

Recommendations For version 2.3.0, consider disabling the SSL connection feature until a patch is available that properly verifies X.509 certificates. Restrict access to sensitive information to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-310

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-6869

Affected Products

Tw.Com.Books.Android.Plus

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-6869 · Security Note
• https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1t5GXwjw82SyunALVJb2w0zi3FoLRIkfGPc7AMjRF0r4/edit?usp=sharing · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/703849 · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/582497 · Note