CVE-2014-7463
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 IM5 Fans Planet (aka uk.co.pixelkicks.im5) application 2.3.1 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 IM5 Fans Planet Android application version 2.3.1 fails to validate X.509 certificates from SSL servers, accepting any certificate presented during SSL/TLS connections. This allows man-in-the-middle attackers to intercept traffic by presenting crafted certificates, enabling spoofing of legitimate servers and exfiltration of sensitive data.
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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= 2.3.1CVSS 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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Identify installed IM5 Fans Planet versionOn the Android device, go to Settings > Apps > IM5 Fans Planet, or run 'adb shell dumpsys package com.im5fans.planet' to view the package information including versionName and versionCodeAffected if The version shown is 2.3.1 exactly, indicating the affected version is installed
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Confirm SSL usage in app functionalityReview the application to determine if it makes network requests over HTTPS - the app likely connects to backend servers for content, user authentication, or data synchronizationAffected if The app uses HTTPS connections, as the vulnerability only affects SSL/TLS communication channels
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Verify certificate validation behavior (if APK accessible)Obtain the APK via 'adb pull /data/app/com.im5fans.planet*.apk' and decompile using apktool. Search the decompiled code for TrustManager implementations, hostname verifier configurations, and SSLContext/SSLSocketFactory usage patternsAffected if The code shows custom TrustManager that accepts all certificates, or null hostname verifier, or disabled certificate validation - commonly indicated by TrustManager implementation that does not validate the certificate chain or accepts any certificate without throwing exceptions
If IM5 Fans Planet version 2.3.1 is installed and uses SSL/TLS connections, the app is affected because it accepts any certificate due to improper X.509 validation in its SSL implementation.
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 by using a correctly configured TrustManager that validates the full certificate chain, preferably with certificate pinning for high-security endpoints.
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA3.0 h
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