CVE-2014-7054 in musica de barrios sonideros
Summary
by MITRE
The musica de barrios sonideros (aka com.nobexinc.wls_93155702.rc) application 3.3.10 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.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 09/28/2024
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2014-7054 affects the musica de barrios sonideros Android application version 3.3.10, representing a critical security flaw in the application's implementation of secure communication protocols. This issue resides within the application's SSL/TLS certificate validation mechanism, where the software fails to properly verify X.509 certificates presented by SSL servers during secure connections. The flaw creates a significant security gap that enables malicious actors to perform man-in-the-middle attacks against the application's network communications.
The technical implementation flaw stems from the application's lack of proper certificate chain validation and trust verification processes. When the application establishes SSL connections to remote servers, it does not perform the essential step of validating the server's X.509 certificate against trusted certificate authorities or implementing proper certificate pinning mechanisms. This absence of certificate verification allows attackers to present fraudulent certificates that the application accepts as legitimate, effectively breaking the cryptographic security assurances that SSL/TLS protocols are designed to provide.
From an operational perspective, this vulnerability exposes users to substantial risks including data interception, credential theft, and unauthorized access to sensitive information. Attackers can exploit this weakness to impersonate legitimate servers and capture communications between the Android application and backend services. The impact extends beyond simple data theft to potential system compromise, as the application may be transmitting authentication tokens, personal information, or other sensitive data that could be intercepted and utilized by malicious parties. This vulnerability directly violates the fundamental security principle of authentication and integrity protection that secure communication protocols should enforce.
The security implications of this vulnerability align with CWE-295, which specifically addresses "Improper Certificate Validation," and can be mapped to ATT&CK technique T1046 for network service scanning and T1566 for credential access through social engineering or network exploitation. Organizations using this application face significant exposure risks, particularly in environments where sensitive data transmission occurs. The vulnerability represents a failure to implement proper certificate validation as outlined in industry standards such as NIST SP 800-57 for cryptographic key management and RFC 5280 for X.509 certificate validation requirements.
Mitigation strategies should include immediate application updates from the vendor to implement proper certificate validation mechanisms, along with the implementation of certificate pinning to prevent the acceptance of unauthorized certificates. Network administrators should consider implementing additional monitoring and detection measures to identify potential exploitation attempts. The application should be configured to validate certificate chains against trusted root certificates and implement proper error handling for certificate validation failures. Organizations should also consider deploying network-level security controls such as SSL inspection and intrusion detection systems to detect and prevent exploitation attempts. Regular security assessments and penetration testing should be conducted to ensure that similar validation flaws do not exist in other applications within the organization's ecosystem.