CVE-2014-7394
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.alaaliwat.com (aka com.alaliwat.marsa) application 4.9 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 Android application com.alaliwat.marsa (version 4.9) fails to validate X.509 certificates from SSL/TLS servers during HTTPS connections, allowing man-in-the-middle attackers to intercept, modify, or spoof communications by presenting arbitrary certificates.
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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= 4.9CVSS 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 com.alaliwat.marsa app is installedOn Android device: Settings > Apps > look for 'Alaaliwat' or 'marsa' in the app list, or run 'adb shell pm list packages' to list all packages and grep for 'marsa' or 'alaliwat'Affected if The package com.alaliwat.marsa appears in the installed applications list
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Verify the installed version numberOn Android device: go to Settings > Apps > Alaaliwat/Marsa > App info and read the Version or under 'adb shell dumpsys package com.alaliwat.marsa' look for versionName and versionCodeAffected if The installed version is exactly 4.9 (versionCode may differ, check versionName field)
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Confirm the app makes network connectionsUse network monitoring: on device use 'adb shell netstat -an' while app is active, or use a network sniffer like Wireshark on the device traffic, or check if app requests INTERNET permission in manifestAffected if The app has INTERNET permission and makes outbound connections to remote servers
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Test for SSL certificate validation vulnerabilityConfigure a proxy (like Burp Suite or OWASP ZAP) to intercept HTTPS traffic, install the proxy CA certificate on the device, then launch the app and attempt to intercept its traffic. Alternatively, use 'adb shell ssltest' or a SSL validation testing toolAffected if The app successfully connects through the proxy without certificate errors, allowing interception of HTTPS traffic - indicating missing certificate chain validation
User is affected if the com.alaliwat.marsa app version 4.9 is installed and the app accepts HTTPS connections through an intercepting proxy without validating the server certificate chain.
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 using certificate pinning or standard X.509 chain verification within the application's network layer to ensure connections are made only to legitimate servers.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 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.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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