CVE-2014-6992
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 Timeless Black (aka com.apptive.android.apps.timeless) application 2.10.6 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 Timeless Black Android application version 2.10.6 fails to validate X.509 certificates from SSL servers, allowing man-in-the-middle attackers to intercept encrypted communications by presenting fraudulent certificates. This enables credential theft and session hijacking when users connect over untrusted networks.
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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= 2.10.6CVSS 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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Locate the Timeless Black application on the Android deviceOpen Settings > Apps > Find 'Timeless Black' or 'Timelessblack Timeless Black' in the installed applications list, or use the command 'adb shell pm list packages | grep timeless'Affected if The application is present on the device
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Identify the installed version numberTap on the Timeless Black app in Settings > Apps > App info, then view the 'Version' or 'Version name' field; alternatively use 'adb shell dumpsys package com.timelessblack.timelessblack' and look for versionNameAffected if The version shown is exactly 2.10.6
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Verify SSL connectivity is in useCheck if the app makes network requests to external servers; this is typically automatic during normal app use, or inspect network traffic with a proxy to confirm HTTPS connections are being attemptedAffected if The app connects to remote servers over HTTPS or HTTP (the vulnerability applies to any SSL/TLS traffic the app generates)
A user is affected if the Timeless Black Android application version 2.10.6 is installed and actively used for network communications, as the app lacks X.509 certificate validation in its SSL implementation.
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 dataThe application must be updated to a version that properly implements SSL certificate chain validation using Android's standard TrustManager API, or users should avoid using the app on untrusted networks until a fix is available.
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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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