CVE-2014-6682
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 w88235ff7bdc2fb574f1789750ea99ed6 (aka com.w88235ff7bdc2fb574f1789750ea99ed6) 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 Android application com.w88235ff7bdc2fb574f1789750ea99ed6 version 0.1 fails to validate X.509 certificates from SSL servers. This critical SSL/TLS implementation flaw allows man-in-the-middle attackers to intercept encrypted communications by presenting a forged certificate, enabling exposure of sensitive data transmitted between the app and backend servers.
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
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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 vulnerable app is installedRun 'adb shell pm list packages' or use a package manager tool to list installed packages on the Android device, then search for package name 'com.w88235ff7bdc2fb574f1789750ea99ed6'Affected if The package com.w88235ff7bdc2fb574f1789750ea99ed6 appears in the installed packages list
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Verify the installed versionRun 'adb shell dumpsys package com.w88235ff7bdc2fb574f1789750ea99ed6' to retrieve version information, or use an APK analysis tool to extract the versionName from the manifestAffected if The reported version is 0.1 or if version information cannot be retrieved but the package is present
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Inspect SSL certificate validation implementationDecompile the APK using tools like apktool or jadx, then examine the source code for HttpURLConnection, HttpsURLConnection, or any SSL/TLS network calls. Search for TrustManager and hostname verification configurationAffected if The code shows missing or disabled certificate validation (such as TrustManager that accepts all certificates, or hostname verification set to ALLOW_ALL) or lacks SSL configuration entirely for network connections
You are affected if the package com.w88235ff7bdc2fb574f1789750ea99ed6 is installed at version 0.1 and the app does not implement proper X.509 certificate validation in its SSL/TLS network code.
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 by configuring a valid TrustManager and enabling hostname verification. Use certificate pinning for added security on sensitive endpoints.
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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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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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