CVE-2014-6723
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 Comics Plus (aka com.iversecomics.comicsplus.android) application 1.06 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 Comics Plus Android application version 1.06 fails to validate X.509 certificates from SSL servers, enabling man-in-the-middle attackers to intercept encrypted communications by presenting fraudulent certificates and steal sensitive data.
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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= 1.06CVSS 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 Comics Plus app is installedOn the Android device, go to Settings > Apps > Comics Plus, or use ADB command: 'adb shell pm list packages | grep comicsplusapp' or 'adb shell dumpsys package com.comicsplusapp.comics | grep versionName'Affected if The Comics Plus app is found with version 1.06 exactly, as this is the only affected version listed
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Retrieve installed Comics Plus versionUse ADB command 'adb shell dumpsys package com.comicsplusapp.comics' and locate the versionName field, or check the app info screen in Settings > Apps > Comics Plus > VersionAffected if The version displayed is 1.06 exactly, since this is the sole version specified as vulnerable
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Confirm app makes network connectionsMonitor network traffic from the device using a packet capture tool like Wireshark with the device in debug mode, or check app permissions for network access via 'adb shell dumpsys package com.comicsplusapp.comics' looking for android.permission.INTERNETAffected if The app has internet permission and makes SSL/TLS connections to external servers, as the certificate validation flaw only matters when the app communicates over network
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Analyze SSL certificate handlingUse a man-in-the-middle proxy tool (like Burp Suite or OWASP ZAP) to intercept traffic from the Comics Plus app. Attempt to present an invalid or self-signed certificate to the app.Affected if The app accepts the invalid certificate and completes the SSL/TLS handshake without error or warning, indicating certificate validation is not being performed properly
The environment is affected if Comics Plus version 1.06 is installed and the app accepts invalid SSL certificates during network communication, allowing potential interception of sensitive data.
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, including chain-of-trust verification, hostname validation, and rejection of self-signed or expired certificates.
- Consultation3.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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