CVE-2014-5730
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 russkoe TB HD (aka com.videotelecom.russkoeHD) application 3.6 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 fails to validate X.509 certificates from SSL servers, accepting any certificate presented during HTTPS connections. This allows attackers on the same network to perform man-in-the-middle attacks, intercepting and modifying traffic by presenting fraudulent certificates while the app trusts the connection as legitimate.
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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= 3.6CVSS 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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Identify if the vulnerable app is installedList installed applications on the Android device and search for 'Videotelecom Russkoe Tb Hd'. This can be done via device settings under Apps, or using ADB with 'adb shell pm list packages' followed by checking package info.Affected if The app 'Videotelecom Russkoe Tb Hd' is present on the device
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Check the installed versionOnce the app is located, view its version details. In Android settings, go to Apps > Videotelecom Russkoe Tb Hd > App info to see the version number, or use 'adb shell dumpsys package <package_name>' to retrieve version info.Affected if The installed version is exactly 3.6 (version code may also need to be verified if available)
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Confirm app makes network connectionsObserve the application's behavior or review its permissions. The app requires network access permissions (INTERNET, ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE) for the vulnerability to be exploitable. Check via 'adb shell dumpsys package <package_name>' under permissions.Affected if The app has network permissions and is used to connect to HTTPS servers
A user is affected if the Android device has Videotelecom Russkoe Tb Hd version 3.6 installed and the app is used to connect to HTTPS servers, allowing potential MITM attacks on its network traffic.
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 dataImplement proper SSL certificate validation in the Android application using a TrustManager that verifies the certificate chain against trusted Certificate Authorities, or consider certificate pinning for added security.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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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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