Amazon Kindle App up to 4.0.0 on Android SSL Certificate cryptographic issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Amazon Kindle App up to 4.0.0 on Android. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component SSL Certificate Handler. The manipulation leads to cryptographic issue. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2014-3908. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Amazon Kindle App up to 4.0.0 on Android (Tablet Operating System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component SSL Certificate Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issue vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-310. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The Amazon.com Kindle application before 4.5.0 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 presented 08/29/2014 by Hiroshi Tokumaru with HASH Consulting Corp. as JVN#17637243 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at jvn.jp. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-3908 since 05/27/2014. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1600 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 4.5.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (95617). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cryptographic issue
CWE: CWE-310
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kindle App 4.5.0

Timelineinfo

05/27/2014 🔍
08/29/2014 +94 days 🔍
08/30/2014 +1 days 🔍
09/01/2014 +2 days 🔍
07/04/2017 +1037 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: JVN#17637243
Researcher: Hiroshi Tokumaru
Organization: HASH Consulting Corp.
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2014-3908 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-3908
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67433
X-Force: 95617 - Kindle App for Android SSL certificate spoofing, Medium Risk

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

Entryinfo

Created: 09/01/2014 11:46
Updated: 07/04/2017 22:16
Changes: 09/01/2014 11:46 (53), 07/04/2017 22:16 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:C18:103

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