Best Phone Security For Android SSL Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	70004
Class:	Design Error
CVE:	CVE-2014-5691
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Sep 08 2014 12:00AM
Updated:	Mar 19 2015 08:41AM
Credit:	Will Dormann of the CERT/CC
Vulnerable:
Not Vulnerable:

Best Phone Security For Android SSL Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability

Best Phone Security for Android is prone to a security-bypass vulnerability because the application fails to properly validate SSL certificates.

Successfully exploiting this issue allows attackers to perform man-in-the-middle attacks or impersonate trusted servers, which will aid in further attacks.

Best Phone Security 2.1 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Best Phone Security For Android SSL Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability

An attacker can use readily available network utilities to exploit this issue.

Best Phone Security For Android SSL Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently, we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Best Phone Security For Android SSL Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability

References:

• Best Phone Security Home Page (RV AppStudios)
  
• VU#582497 Multiple Android applications fail to properly validate SSL certificat (KB CERT)