CVE-2014-7079
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 Romeo and Juliet (aka jp.co.cybird.appli.android.rjs) application 1.0.6 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 Romeo and Juliet Android application version 1.0.6 fails to perform X.509 certificate validation on SSL/TLS connections, allowing man-in-the-middle attackers to intercept communications by presenting fraudulent certificates and capture sensitive data transmitted by the app.
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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= 1.0.6CVSS 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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Identify the installed version of the Romeo and Juliet appOn the Android device, go to Settings > Apps > Romeo And Juliet (or Cybird Romeo And Juliet), and check the version number listed under App Info. Alternatively, use ADB: adb shell pm list packages | grep romeo, then adb shell dumpsys package [package_name] | grep versionNameAffected if The installed version is exactly 1.0.6
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Verify the app has network connectivity permissionsCheck the AndroidManifest.xml for the app, or use ADB: adb shell dumpsys package [package_name] | grep -i internet. Look for android.permission.INTERNET or android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATEAffected if The app has internet permissions, enabling it to make SSL/TLS connections that could be intercepted
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Confirm the app transmits sensitive data over networkUse a network traffic analysis tool (such as a proxy like Burp Suite or mitmproxy) to intercept SSL/TLS traffic from the app. Run the app and observe if it attempts to transmit data (login credentials, personal information, etc.) over HTTPS connectionsAffected if The app transmits sensitive data over network connections without proper certificate validation, making it vulnerable to MITM attacks
A user is affected if the Cybird Romeo And Juliet app version 1.0.6 is installed on their Android device and the app transmits sensitive data over network connections without proper SSL/TLS certificate validation.
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 validation, or preferably migrate to modern secure network libraries that handle certificate validation by default.
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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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