Photopt up to 2.0.0 on Android SSL Certificate Validator certificate validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Photopt up to 2.0.0 on Android. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component SSL Certificate Validator. This manipulation causes certificate validation. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-1198. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Photopt up to 2.0.0 on Android (Android App Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component SSL Certificate Validator. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Photopt for Android before 2.0.1 does not verify SSL certificates.

The bug was discovered 04/19/2016. The weakness was released 04/21/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at jvn.jp. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-1198 since 12/26/2015. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1587.003 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 367 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 2.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6

VulDB Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Temp Score: 5.4
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NVD Base Score: 5.9
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Exploitinginfo

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

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: Photopt 2.0.1

Timelineinfo

12/26/2015 🔍
04/19/2016 +115 days 🔍
04/21/2017 +367 days 🔍
04/21/2017 +0 days 🔍
04/22/2017 +1 days 🔍
09/19/2020 +1246 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: jvn.jp
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2016-1198 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1198
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-100441
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-1198 - Ntt - Photopt - Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 04/22/2017 08:44
Updated: 09/19/2020 12:28
Changes: 04/22/2017 08:44 (61), 09/19/2020 12:28 (2)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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