CVE-2014-5860
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 Slide Show Creator (aka com.amem) application 4.4.3 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 Slide Show Creator Android application (com.amem) version 4.4.3 fails to validate X.509 certificates from SSL servers. This classic implementation flaw allows man-in-the-middle attackers to intercept encrypted traffic by presenting a forged certificate, enabling credential theft, session hijacking, or data exfiltration.
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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= 4.4.3CVSS 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 Slide Show Creator app is installedOn the Android device, go to Settings > Apps > All Apps, or use ADB command: `adb shell pm list packages | grep com.amem`Affected if Package com.amem exists in the installed applications list
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Check the installed version of the appIn Settings > Apps > Slide Show Creator > App info, view the Version field; or use ADB: `adb shell dumpsys package com.amem | grep versionName`Affected if Version displayed is 4.4.3 exactly
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Confirm the vulnerable package nameVerify the package name listed in app info matches com.amem (Aximediasoft Slide Show Creator)Affected if Package name is com.amem and version is 4.4.3
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Assess usage contextDetermine if the app is actively used for network communications (creating/sharing slideshows, accessing cloud storage, or connecting to any HTTPS endpoints)Affected if The app with version 4.4.3 is installed and used to access any network services
If Slide Show Creator (package com.amem) version 4.4.3 is installed and processes network traffic, the device is vulnerable to MITM attacks due to missing SSL certificate 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 chain validation in all network communications using Android's TrustManager API, preferably with certificate pinning for sensitive endpoints, and ensure all HTTPS connections verify the server's certificate before transmitting data.
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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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