CVE-2014-5700
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 Brain lab - brain age games IQ (aka com.sixdead.brainlab) application 2.37 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 Android application 'Brain lab - brain age games IQ' (com.sixdead.brainlab) version 2.37 fails to validate X.509 certificates from SSL servers. This allows man-in-the-middle attackers on the same network to intercept and modify traffic by presenting a forged certificate, enabling spoofing of legitimate servers and exposure of sensitive data transmitted by 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= 2.37CVSS 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 if the vulnerable app is installedOn the Android device, go to Settings > Apps > find 'Brain lab - brain age games IQ' or 'Brain Lab' in the application list. Alternatively, use ADB command: adb shell pm list packages | grep brainlabAffected if The package com.sixdead.brainlab is present on the device
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Determine the installed versionIn Settings > Apps > Brain lab - brain age games IQ, view the version number under 'App info' or 'Version'. Alternatively, use ADB: adb shell dumpsys package com.sixdead.brainlab | grep versionNameAffected if The version displayed is 2.37
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Confirm the SSL validation gap existsThis is a code-level vulnerability where the app does not implement proper X.509 certificate chain validation. No configuration file exists to verify; the flaw is inherent to version 2.37 of this application.Affected if The app is installed at version 2.37 - the insecure code behavior is present by default in this version
If the app 'Brain lab - brain age games IQ' version 2.37 (package com.sixdead.brainlab) is installed on the device, the SSL certificate validation vulnerability is present and network traffic can be intercepted by man-in-the-middle attackers.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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From vendor dataThe application code must be updated to properly validate SSL/TLS certificates, including verification of the certificate chain, hostname, and certificate validity. Until a patched version is available, users should avoid using the app on untrusted networks.
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