CVE-2014-5734
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 Buy Books (aka com.wBooksForSale) application 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 Buy Books Android application version 0.1 fails to validate X.509 certificates from SSL servers, allowing attackers to perform man-in-the-middle attacks and intercept sensitive data by presenting fraudulent certificates.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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= 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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Identify if Buy Books app is installedOn Android device: Settings > Apps > find 'Buy Books' or search for it. Note the installed version number shown in the app info screen.Affected if App is installed and version is 0.1
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Verify the exact version numberCheck the app's version in the Google Play Store listing or in the app's 'About' section within the app itself. The affected version is specifically 0.1.Affected if Version equals exactly 0.1
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Inspect network traffic behaviorUse a mobile security tool or proxy (like Burp Suite or OWASP ZAP) to intercept SSL/TLS traffic from the app. Attempt to intercept with an untrusted/fraudulent certificate.Affected if The app accepts the fraudulent certificate and establishes a connection without warning or error, indicating no proper certificate validation
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Check for certificate validation in app code (if you have the APK)Decompile the APK and search for TrustManager, X509TrustManager, or HostnameVerifier implementations. Look for custom validation logic or lack thereof.Affected if No custom TrustManager is implemented, or the trust manager accepts all certificates unconditionally
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Verify SSL library usageIf analyzing source code or decompiled APK, check for use of javax.net.ssl libraries and whether certificate chain validation is performed on HTTPS connections.Affected if The app makes HTTPS requests but does not validate the server's certificate chain
You are affected if the Buy Books Android app version 0.1 is installed and it accepts untrusted/fraudulent SSL certificates without validation during network connections.
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 certificate pinning or a custom TrustManager that validates the server certificate chain.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2014-5734 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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- Version or environment caveats, and links to real fixes
- No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
- No spam, self-promotion, credentials, or personal data