Akinator the Genie CVE-2014-5604 SSL Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability
BID:70124
Info
Akinator the Genie CVE-2014-5604 SSL Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 70124 |
| Class: | Design Error |
| CVE: |
CVE-2014-5604 |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | Sep 08 2014 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Sep 08 2014 12:00AM |
| Credit: | Will Dormann of the CERT/CC |
| Vulnerable: |
Elokence Akinator The Genie Free 2.46 ~~~Android~~ |
| Not Vulnerable: | |
Discussion
Akinator the Genie CVE-2014-5604 SSL Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability
Akinator the Genie(Free) 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.
Akinator the Genie 2.46 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
Akinator the Genie(Free) 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.
Akinator the Genie 2.46 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
Exploit / POC
Akinator the Genie CVE-2014-5604 SSL Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability
An attacker can use readily available network utilities to exploit this issue.
An attacker can use readily available network utilities to exploit this issue.
References
Akinator the Genie CVE-2014-5604 SSL Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability
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