CVE-2014-7116
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 NRA Journal (aka com.magazinecloner.nationalrifleassociationjournal) application @7F080181 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 NRA Journal Android application fails to verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, allowing man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof legitimate servers by presenting crafted certificates and intercept sensitive data transmitted between the app and backend services.
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= \@7f080181CVSS 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 if NRA Journal app is installedOn the Android device, go to Settings > Apps > All Apps and search for 'NRA Journal' or 'Pocketmags Nra Journal'. Alternatively, use adb shell pm list packages to list all installed packages and look for packages containing 'nra' or 'pocketmags'.Affected if The app is present on the device
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Determine installed version of NRA JournalIn Settings > Apps > All Apps, tap on NRA Journal and view the Version information under App info. If available, note both the version name and the version code (the latter often appears as a build number).Affected if Version code or build ID matches 7f080181
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Verify if the app transmits data over networkUse network monitoring tools such as packet capture (Wireshark, tcpdump) or Android network analysis tools while the app is in use. Observe if the app makes outbound HTTPS connections to backend services.Affected if The app transmits data to remote servers over HTTPS
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Inspect SSL/TLS certificate handling in app trafficCapture and inspect the SSL/TLS handshake of the app's network traffic using a proxy tool (e.g., Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP) with a self-signed certificate. Observe whether the app accepts connections even when the certificate chain cannot be validated or hostname does not match.Affected if App accepts SSL connections to a server with invalid or self-signed certificate without warning or rejection
A user is affected if the NRA Journal app version 7f080181 is installed and the app transmits data over network without properly validating SSL/TLS certificates.
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/TLS certificate validation in the Android app, including certificate chain verification, hostname validation, and rejection of self-signed or invalid certificates using standard TrustManager configurations.
- Consultation3.0 h
- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA3.0 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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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.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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- No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
- No spam, self-promotion, credentials, or personal data