CVE-2014-7100
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 www.sm3ny.com (aka sm3ny.com) 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 SM3NY Android application version 1.0 fails to validate X.509 certificates from SSL servers during HTTPS connections. This allows man-in-the-middle attackers to intercept traffic by presenting fraudulent certificates, enabling them to spoof legitimate servers and capture sensitive data transmitted by the app.
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.
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Check SM3NY app versionOpen Android Settings > Apps > SM3ny and note the version number, or use 'adb shell dumpsys package com.sm3ny.app' to retrieve version infoAffected if The installed version is 1.0 (the only affected version listed)
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Verify app uses HTTPSUse a network proxy (like Burp Suite or OWASP ZAP) or Android network capture tools to intercept traffic from the SM3NY app. Check if HTTPS connections are made to sm3ny.com endpointsAffected if The app uses HTTPS connections to sm3ny.com but the CVE indicates certificate validation is missing, so MITM is possible regardless of HTTPS use
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Inspect certificate validation in app codeDecompile the APK using tools like apktool, then review the source code for SSL/TLS implementation. Look for custom TrustManager implementations and verify if validateServerCertificate() or similar validation methods properly check the certificate chainAffected if No custom TrustManager is implemented, or the TrustManager implementation accepts all certificates without validation (check for empty or trivially passing validation logic)
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Test for certificate validation failureInstall a root CA certificate on the Android device and configure a proxy to intercept HTTPS traffic. Attempt to intercept connections to sm3ny.com. If the app connects successfully without certificate warnings, validation is missingAffected if The app successfully connects through the proxy without presenting certificate validation errors, indicating the app accepts the proxy's fraudulent certificate
The environment is affected if the SM3NY Android app version 1.0 is installed and it accepts HTTPS connections without proper X.509 certificate chain validation, which can be confirmed by successful MITM interception.
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 X.509 certificate chain validation in the Android application using a custom TrustManager that validates the complete certificate chain, or implement certificate pinning to trust only specific certificates or public key hashes for the application's SSL endpoints.
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- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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