CVE-2014-7519
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 Cycling Manager Game Cff (aka com.CyclingManagerGame) application 1.0 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 Cycling Manager Game Cff Android application version 1.0 fails to validate X.509 certificates during SSL/TLS connections. This allows man-in-the-middle attackers to intercept communications by presenting forged certificates, enabling them to spoof servers and capture sensitive information transmitted by the app.
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= 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 if the vulnerable app is installedCheck the device for an app named 'Cycling Manager Game Cff' or 'Cyclingforfun Cycling Manager Game Cff' in the installed applications list. On Android, use Settings > Apps or run 'adb shell pm list packages' to enumerate installed apps.Affected if The app 'Cycling Manager Game Cff' or 'Cyclingforfun Cycling Manager Game Cff' is present on the device.
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Determine the installed app versionOpen the app info page in Settings > Apps > [App Name] and view the Version or Version Code field. Alternatively, use 'adb shell dumpsys package [package_name]' to retrieve version details.Affected if The installed version is exactly 1.0 (version code 1).
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Confirm network communication capabilityReview the app's permissions in Settings > Apps > Permissions. Look for INTERNET permission which allows network communication.Affected if The app has INTERNET permission and transmits data over the network.
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Verify SSL/TLS certificate validation behaviorPerform dynamic analysis using a man-in-the-middle proxy (such as Burp Suite or OWASP ZAP) configured with an untrusted CA certificate. Attempt to intercept traffic from the app while the proxy presents a forged certificate.Affected if The app accepts the forged certificate and continues transmitting data without warning, indicating lack of certificate validation.
A defender is affected if the Cycling Manager Game Cff app version 1.0 is installed and the app accepts untrusted SSL/TLS certificates during network communication, allowing potential interception of sensitive data.
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 Android's CertificatePinning API or robust CA chain verification to ensure the app only trusts legitimate server certificates.
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2014-7519 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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