CVE-2014-7127
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 Football Espana magazine (aka com.triactivemedia.footballespana) application @7F0801AA 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 Football Espana Android application fails to verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers during HTTPS connections. This means the app does not validate the server's certificate chain, allowing attackers on the same network to intercept traffic by presenting a forged certificate and perform man-in-the-middle attacks to obtain sensitive information.
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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= \@7f0801aaCVSS 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 if the vulnerable app is installedOn Android devices, use a device inventory or MDM tool to search for the package identifier 'com.pocketmags.footballespana' or the app name 'Football Espana Magazine' in installed applicationsAffected if The app is present on any managed Android device
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Verify the exact package versionUse 'adb shell pm list packages' or check the app's details in Google Play/Amazon store to confirm the installed version matches build identifier '@7f0801aa'Affected if The installed version matches '@7f0801aa' or is an earlier version of the same app
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Confirm the app handles sensitive dataReview what user data the app processes (login credentials, payment information, personal details) by inspecting the app's permissions and functionalityAffected if The app processes or transmits any sensitive user information over the network
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Test for SSL validation failureWith user consent, run the app on a device behind a proxy (such as Burp Suite or OWASP ZAP) configured with an invalid/self-signed certificate and attempt to intercept HTTPS trafficAffected if The app successfully connects and displays content despite the invalid certificate, confirming no certificate validation occurs
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Check network traffic interception capabilityAttempt a man-in-the-middle test by positioning a rogue AP or network tap between the device and internet, presenting an untrusted certificateAffected if Traffic is successfully intercepted without the app rejecting the connection
If the Football Espana Magazine app (version @7f0801aa) is installed and transmits any sensitive data, and if testing confirms SSL certificates are not validated (traffic flows despite invalid certs), the environment is vulnerable to CVE-2014-7127.
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 in the Android application, including certificate chain verification, hostname validation, and ideally certificate pinning to ensure the app only trusts the legitimate server's certificate.
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- 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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2014-7127 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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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