CVE-2014-5784
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 Bouncy Bill Seasons (aka mominis.Generic_Android.Bouncy_Bill_Seasons) application 1.3.9 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 Bouncy Bill Seasons Android application version 1.3.9 fails to validate X.509 certificates from SSL servers, allowing man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof legitimate servers and intercept sensitive data by presenting forged certificates.
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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= 1.3.9CVSS 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 Bouncy Bill Seasons app is installedOn Android devices, check the installed applications list for 'Playscape Bouncy Bill Seasons' or 'Bouncy Bill Seasons'. Use package manager commands or visually inspect the app drawer.Affected if The app 'Playscape Bouncy Bill Seasons' is found on the device
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Determine the installed version of the appOpen Android Settings > Apps > Bouncy Bill Seasons, or use adb shell dumpsys package <package_name> to read the versionInfo. Look for version 1.3.9 specifically.Affected if The installed version is exactly 1.3.9
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Verify the app uses network connectivityCheck the app's permissions in AndroidManifest.xml or in app settings. Look for INTERNET permission, which indicates the app makes network requests.Affected if The app has INTERNET permission and makes SSL/TLS connections to external servers
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Confirm lack of certificate validation in network trafficUse a network proxy tool (such as Burp Suite or OWASP ZAP) to intercept SSL traffic from the app. Attempt to intercept with an invalid/untrusted certificate - if the connection succeeds without certificate validation errors, the app is vulnerable.Affected if The app accepts invalid or untrusted certificates and completes SSL/TLS connections without validating the server's X.509 certificate
A device is affected if 'Playscape Bouncy Bill Seasons' version 1.3.9 is installed and the app accepts untrusted SSL certificates during network communications.
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 and certificate pinning in the Android application to ensure all SSL/TLS connections verify the server's identity before transmitting data.
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA3.0 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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