CVE-2014-6872
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 TTNET Muzik (aka com.ttnet.muzik) application 3.2 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 TTNET Muzik Android application version 3.2 fails to validate X.509 certificates from SSL servers, allowing man-in-the-middle attackers to intercept sensitive data by presenting fraudulent certificates.
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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= 3.2CVSS 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
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- 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 TTNET Muzik app installationOn the Android device, go to Settings > Apps or use 'adb shell pm list packages' to list installed applications. Look for package names containing 'ttnetmuzik' or 'muzik'.Affected if The application is installed on the device
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Check installed application versionIn Settings > Apps > TTNET Muzik, view the version information under App Info. Alternatively, use 'adb shell dumpsys package [package_name]' to retrieve version details.Affected if The version shown is exactly 3.2
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Verify SSL/TLS usage with the appUse a network proxy (such as Burp Suite or Charles Proxy) or packet capture tool (such as Wireshark or tcpdump) to monitor network traffic when the app is in use. Check if the app establishes HTTPS connections to external servers.Affected if The app transmits data over HTTPS or other SSL/TLS-enabled protocols to external servers
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Confirm lack of certificate validationAttempt a man-in-the-middle test using the network proxy with a self-signed certificate. If the app accepts the connection without certificate validation errors or warnings, the vulnerability is present.Affected if The app accepts the self-signed certificate and establishes an SSL session without rejecting it due to validation failure
A user is affected if the TTNET Muzik Android application version 3.2 is installed and the app is used to connect to SSL/TLS-enabled servers, as the app will accept fraudulent certificates during man-in-the-middle attacks.
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 including chain-of-trust verification and hostname verification, or implement certificate pinning for critical endpoints.
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- Review / QA2.0 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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