CVE-2014-5689
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe Runtastic Road Bike (aka com.runtastic.android.roadbike.lite) application 2.0.1 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.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe Runtastic Road Bike Android app version 2.0.1 fails to validate X.509 certificates from SSL servers, allowing man-in-the-middle attackers to intercept communications by presenting fraudulent certificates. This enables credential theft and data exposure when users transmit sensitive information through the app.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 2.0.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Adjacent
- Complexity
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify installed Runtastic Road Bike app versionOn Android device: Go to Settings > Apps > Runtastic Road Bike, check the version number under App Info. Alternatively, use ADB: adb shell pm list packages -r | grep runtastic, then adb shell dumpsys package <packagename> | grep versionNameAffected if The installed version is exactly 2.0.1
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Confirm app handles HTTPS trafficCheck if the app transmits user data (login credentials, workout data, personal info) over network connections. Use a network proxy (like Burp Suite or Charles) to intercept traffic from the device and observe if the app makes HTTPS requestsAffected if The app transmits sensitive data over network connections without proper SSL validation
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Test for certificate validation failureConfigure a proxy with an untrusted/self-signed SSL certificate on the device. Attempt to intercept traffic from the Runtastic Road Bike app while it makes network requests. Observe if the app accepts the untrusted certificate and completes connectionsAffected if The app accepts untrusted SSL certificates and completes HTTPS connections without warning or rejection, indicating missing certificate validation
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Inspect app code for improper TrustManagerDecompile the APK (using apktool or similar) and examine the Java/Smali code for TrustManager implementations. Look for custom TrustManager or HostnameVerifier classes that bypass certificate validation (e.g., empty implementations, returning true unconditionally)Affected if The app contains a TrustManager or HostnameVerifier that accepts all certificates or does not perform proper X.509 validation
You are affected if Runtastic Road Bike version 2.0.1 is installed and the app accepts untrusted SSL certificates or lacks proper X.509 certificate validation in its code.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataThe application must be updated to implement proper SSL/TLS certificate validation, ideally through certificate pinning or robust trust manager implementation. Users should avoid using the app on untrusted networks until the vulnerability is patched.
- Consultation3.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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