CVE-2014-6824
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 kamkomesan (aka com.anek.kamkomesan) application 1.0 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 kamkomesan Android application version 1.0 fails to validate X.509 certificates from SSL/TLS servers. This means the app accepts any certificate presented by a server without verification, allowing attackers positioned on the same network to intercept communications by presenting a fraudulent certificate.
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= 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
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.
-
Identify if kamkomesan app is installedOn the Android device, go to Settings > Apps > All Apps and search for 'kamkomesan', or use ADB command: `adb shell pm list packages | grep kamkomesan`Affected if The package named 'com.kamkomesan' or similar kamkomesan package is present on the device
-
Determine installed versionUse ADB command: `adb shell dumpsys package com.kamkomesan` (replace with actual package name found) or check the app info screen in Settings > AppsAffected if The version displayed is 1.0 exactly
-
Inspect SSL/TLS certificate validation codeExtract the APK using `adb pull /data/app/<package>/base.apk` then decompile using a tool like jadx or apktool. Navigate to network-related classes and examine any HttpClient, URLConnection, or HttpsURLConnection usage for setHostnameVerifier or setTrustManager methodsAffected if The code shows NO certificate validation (no custom TrustManager, no HostnameVerifier, or accepts all certificates with a trusting implementation)
-
Check for proper X.509 certificate chain validationIn the decompiled source, search for certificate-related methods such as 'TrustManagerFactory', 'KeyStore', or 'X509TrustManager'. Check if proper chain validation is implemented or if a custom TrustManager blindly accepts all certificatesAffected if No proper X.509 certificate chain validation is implemented, or a custom TrustManager overrides validation to accept all certificates
The environment is affected if the kamkomesan Android app version 1.0 is installed and its code does not perform proper SSL/TLS certificate validation, allowing any certificate to be accepted.
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 using certificate pinning or standard X.509 certificate chain verification to ensure the app only trusts legitimate server certificates.
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
An estimate, not a bill — we confirm scope with you before any work starts. Need it this week? Rush from $3,088.
Scan for this in your stack
Free · runs locallyCheck whether your project pulls in CVE-2014-6824 — or any other known-vulnerable package — straight from your lock files. Free and open source; it runs locally and uploads nothing.
References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2014-6824 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
No notes yet
Be the first to add a field note for this CVE — a mitigation you’ve verified, a version caveat, or a link to a working fix. Sign in above to contribute.
A place for practitioners to share what actually worked: a mitigation you’ve tested, a configuration change, a version- or environment-specific caveat, or a link to a verified patch. The most useful notes rise to the top as peers upvote them, so the signal stays high.
- Verified mitigations, workarounds, and config changes
- Version or environment caveats, and links to real fixes
- No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
- No spam, self-promotion, credentials, or personal data