PT-2014-8086 · Unknown · Com.Wgetnyce

Bernd Freisleben + 9 · Published 2014-10-20 · Updated 2014-11-14 · CVE-2014-7553

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 com.wGETNYCE version 0.84.13506.98953

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 0.84.13506.98953, 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. 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-2014-7553

Affected Products

Com.Wgetnyce

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7553 · Security Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/438441 · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/582497 · Note
• https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1t5GXwjw82SyunALVJb2w0zi3FoLRIkfGPc7AMjRF0r4/edit?usp=sharing · Note