PT-2019-9244 · Mizuho · Mizuho Direct App

Reo Yoshida · Published 2019-01-09 · Updated 2019-01-17 · CVE-2018-16179

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Mizuho Direct App for Android versions 3.13.0 and earlier

Description The issue allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate, as the app does not verify server certificates.

Recommendations For versions 3.13.0 and earlier, update to a version that verifies server certificates to prevent man-in-the-middle attacks.

Fix

Improper Certificate Validation

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-295

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-16179

Affected Products

Mizuho Direct App

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-16179 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16179 · Security Note
• https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.mizuhobank.banking · Note
• https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU91640357/index.html · Note