CVE-2014-5898
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 Heavy Duty Truck Driver Simulator 3D (aka com.oas.heavy.duty.truck.driver.simulator3d) application 1.0.5 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 Heavy Duty Truck Driver Simulator 3D Android application version 1.0.5 fails to validate X.509 certificates from SSL servers, enabling man-in-the-middle attackers to intercept and decrypt traffic by presenting a crafted certificate. This allows unauthorized access to sensitive data transmitted between the app and backend 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= 1.0.5CVSS 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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Confirm the app is installedCheck Android devices or enterprise mobility management systems for the presence of 'Heavy Duty Truck Driver Simulator 3D' or 'Heavy Duty Truck Driver Simulator 3d Project'Affected if The app is found installed on any device in the environment
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Identify the installed versionOn the Android device, go to Settings > Apps > Heavy Duty Truck Driver Simulator 3D and view the version information under 'App info' or 'Version'Affected if The displayed version number is exactly 1.0.5
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Verify the APK version (alternative method)Locate the installed APK file on the device (typically in /data/app/ or via ADB: adb shell pm path com.[packagename]) and inspect its version code using aapt or APK toolingAffected if The APK version code or version name resolves to 1.0.5
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Confirm SSL validation gap existsIf the app is installed, perform a MITM proxy test (such as Burp Suite or OWASP ZAP) on the app traffic by installing a proxy CA certificate; if the app successfully connects without certificate warning or failure, the SSL validation flaw is presentAffected if The app accepts the proxy certificate and establishes SSL/TLS connections without validation errors
A defender is affected if the Heavy Duty Truck Driver Simulator 3D app version 1.0.5 is installed on any Android device in their environment, as this specific version contains the SSL certificate validation bypass vulnerability.
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/TLS certificate validation in the Android application using Android's built-in certificate handling or certificate pinning to ensure the app only trusts legitimate server certificates.
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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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