CVE-2014-5736
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 Coins (aka com.wBuyCoins) application 0.62.13364.24150 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 'Buy Coins' (com.wBuyCoins) version 0.62.13364.24150 fails to validate X.509 certificates during SSL/TLS connections. This allows man-in-the-middle attackers to present fraudulent certificates and intercept sensitive data transmitted between the app and servers.
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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= 0.62.13364.24150CVSS 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 Buy Coins app is installedCheck Android device or emulator for installed apps and locate package com.wBuyCoins. Use settings to view installed apps or run: adb shell pm list packages | grep wBuyCoinsAffected if The Buy Coins app (com.wBuyCoins) is installed on the device or emulator
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Check installed app versionView app version in Android settings under app info, or use command: adb shell dumpsys package com.wBuyCoins | grep versionNameAffected if Version equals 0.62.13364.24150
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Verify app makes network connectionsUse a network sniffer (such as tcpdump, Wireshark, or Android Studio Network Profiler) while using the app to observe outbound HTTPS connectionsAffected if The app transmits data to remote servers over HTTPS
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Test SSL certificate validation with MITM proxyConfigure a proxy tool (Burp Suite, Charles Proxy, or OWASP ZAP) with a self-signed certificate and attempt to intercept app traffic. Observe if the app accepts the proxy certificate without warning or errorAffected if App traffic is successfully intercepted without certificate validation errors or connection failures
Environment is affected if Buy Coins version 0.62.13364.24150 is installed and accepts a proxy MITM certificate without rejecting the connection, indicating missing X.509 validation
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 X.509 certificate validation in the app, including certificate chain verification and hostname validation, or use certificate pinning to reject unexpected certificates.
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 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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- No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
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