Jiuzhangtech Word Search 2.3.0 X.509 Certificate cryptographic issues

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A vulnerability has been found in Jiuzhangtech Word Search 2.3.0 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component X.509 Certificate Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issues vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-310. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Word Search (aka com.virtuesoft.wordsearch) application 2.3.0 for Android does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.

The weakness was disclosed 09/09/2014 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-5731 since 08/30/2014. The attack needs to be done within the local network. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1600.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
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Class: Cryptographic issues
CWE: CWE-310
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Remote: Partially

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03/26/2015 +198 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-5731 (🔍)
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2015 03:08 PM
Updated: 08/30/2024 10:50 AM
Changes: 03/26/2015 03:08 PM (42), 03/17/2018 11:20 AM (6), 08/30/2024 10:50 AM (17)
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