CVE-2014-7333
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 Aloha Guide (aka com.aloha.guide.japnese) application 1.3 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 Aloha Guide Android application version 1.3 fails to validate X.509 certificates from SSL servers, enabling man-in-the-middle attackers to intercept encrypted communications by presenting fraudulent certificates. This allows attackers to spoof legitimate servers and capture sensitive data transmitted by the application.
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= 1.3CVSS 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 Aloha Guide app is installedRun 'adb shell pm list packages | grep -i aloha' or 'adb shell dumpsys package | grep -i aloha' to list installed packages containing 'aloha'Affected if No package containing 'aloha' or 'guide' is found - the user is not affected because the app is not installed
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Check installed version of Aloha GuideRun 'adb shell dumpsys package <package_name>' and look for versionName/versionCode, or inspect the APK's manifest using 'aapt dump badging <apk>.apk | grep version'Affected if The version is exactly 1.3 - the user is affected because this matches the vulnerable version listed in the CVE
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Verify app has network permissionsRun 'adb shell dumpsys package <package_name> | grep -i permission' and check for android.permission.INTERNET, or inspect the AndroidManifest.xml of the APKAffected if The app lacks INTERNET permission - the user is likely not affected because the app cannot make network connections to exploit the SSL validation failure
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Confirm app uses SSL/TLS connectionsUse a network proxy (such as Burp Suite or OWASP ZAP) to intercept traffic from the device, or use 'adb shell ss | grep <package_name>' to observe active socket connections when the app is in useAffected if The app makes HTTPS connections without proper certificate validation - the user is affected because the certificate validation flaw can be exploited
The user is affected if the Qmania Aloha Guide Android application version 1.3 is installed on the device and has network connectivity enabled, allowing potential MITM attacks on SSL communications.
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 by verifying the certificate chain, checking certificate hostname matches, and ideally implementing certificate pinning to ensure the app only trusts the intended server's certificate.
- Consultation3.0 h
- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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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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