CVE-2014-6868
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 DS audio (aka com.synology.DSaudio) application 3.4 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 DS audio Android application version 3.4 fails to validate X.509 certificates from SSL servers during HTTPS connections. This allows man-in-the-middle attackers to intercept traffic by presenting a crafted (untrusted or malicious) certificate, enabling spoofing of legitimate servers and exposure of sensitive data such as authentication credentials.
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= 3.4CVSS 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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Check if DS audio Android app is installedOn the Android device, go to Settings > Apps > Downloaded and look for 'DS audio' in the app list, or use a file manager to check for the app package in /data/app or /system/appAffected if DS audio app is not present on the device, the user is not affected
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Identify the installed version of DS audioIn Settings > Apps > DS audio, view the 'Version' or 'App version' field under the app information, or use 'adb shell dumpsys package com.synology.DSaudio' to retrieve version infoAffected if The version number displayed is exactly 3.4, indicating the affected version
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Determine if HTTPS is used by the appInspect network traffic using a packet capture tool (such as Wireshark or a mobile network analyzer) while the app is in use, or check app logs for HTTPS connection attempts to serversAffected if The app makes HTTPS (port 443) connections to Synology servers, making the certificate validation flaw exploitable
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Verify SSL/TLS certificate validation behaviorSet up a man-in-the-middle proxy (such as Burp Suite or OWASP ZAP) with an untrusted/self-signed certificate and attempt to use the app to connect to a Synology server; observe if the connection succeeds despite the untrusted certificateAffected if The app connects successfully without warning or blocking when presented with an untrusted certificate, confirming the validation failure exists
A user is affected if they have DS audio version 3.4 installed and use the app to connect to Synology servers over HTTPS networks where an attacker could intercept traffic.
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 dataUpdate to a patched version of DS audio that implements proper X.509 certificate chain validation. Avoid using the application over untrusted networks until the update is applied.
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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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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