PT-2014-8167 · Magzter · The Gent Magazine

Bernd Freisleben + 9 · Published 2014-10-21 · Updated 2014-11-14 · CVE-2014-7660

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 Gent Magazine (aka com.magzter.thegentmagazine) application version 3.0 for Android

Description The application does not 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 The Gent Magazine (aka com.magzter.thegentmagazine) application version 3.0 for Android, consider updating the application to a version that properly verifies X.509 certificates from SSL servers, if available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the use of the application on untrusted networks to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-310

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-7660

Affected Products

The Gent Magazine

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7660 · Security Note
• https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1t5GXwjw82SyunALVJb2w0zi3FoLRIkfGPc7AMjRF0r4/edit?usp=sharing · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/347977 · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/582497 · Note