Mizuho Direct App up to 3.13.0 on Android Server Certificate Verification Crafted Certificate certificate validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mizuho Direct App up to 3.13.0 on Android. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Server Certificate Verification. Executing a manipulation as part of Crafted Certificate can lead to certificate validation. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2018-16179. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Mizuho Direct App up to 3.13.0 on Android (Android App Software). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Server Certificate Verification. The manipulation as part of a Crafted Certificate 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. CVE summarizes:

The Mizuho Direct App for Android version 3.13.0 and earlier does not verify server certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.

The bug was discovered 11/16/2018. The weakness was published 01/09/2019 (Website). The advisory is available at jvn.jp. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-16179 since 08/30/2018. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. 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 54 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.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Timelineinfo

08/30/2018 🔍
11/16/2018 +78 days 🔍
01/09/2019 +54 days 🔍
01/09/2019 +0 days 🔍
01/10/2019 +1 days 🔍
04/27/2020 +473 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: jvn.jp
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-16179 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-16179
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-128890
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20130704

Entryinfo

Created: 01/10/2019 13:55
Updated: 04/27/2020 16:37
Changes: 01/10/2019 13:55 (60), 04/27/2020 16:37 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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