VDB-100434 · CVE-2016-4840 · BID 92314

Coordinate Plus App up to 1.0.2 on Android/iOS SSL Certificate Validator certificate validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Coordinate Plus App up to 1.0.2 on Android/iOS. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component SSL Certificate Validator. The manipulation results in certificate validation. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2016-4840. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Coordinate Plus App up to 1.0.2 on Android/iOS. Affected is an unknown code block of the component SSL Certificate Validator. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Coordinate Plus App for Android 1.0.2 and earlier and Coordinate Plus App for iOS 1.0.2 and earlier do not verify SSL certificates.

The bug was discovered 08/04/2016. The weakness was shared 04/21/2017 by Gaku Taniguchi with RiskFinder (Website). The advisory is available at jvn.jp. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-4840 since 05/17/2016. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1587.003 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 260 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 92314†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Certificate validation
CWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

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Timelineinfo

05/17/2016 🔍
08/04/2016 +79 days 🔍
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04/21/2017 +260 days 🔍
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09/19/2020 +1247 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: jvn.jp
Researcher: Gaku Taniguchi
Organization: RiskFinder
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-4840 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4840
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-100434
SecurityFocus: 92314 - Coordinate Plus App CVE-2016-4840 SSL Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-4840 - Toshiba - Coordinate Plus - Man-in-the-Middle Issue

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20130704

Entryinfo

Created: 04/21/2017 21:48
Updated: 09/19/2020 11:45
Changes: 04/21/2017 21:48 (64), 09/19/2020 11:45 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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