CVE-2014-7602
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 FRONT (aka com.magazinecloner.front) application @7F08017A 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 FRONT Android application fails to validate X.509 certificates from SSL servers, allowing man-in-the-middle attackers to intercept communications by presenting fraudulent certificates and capture sensitive data transmitted to spoofed servers.
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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= \@7f08017aCVSS 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 the installed version of Pocketmags FrontOn the Android device, go to Settings > Apps > find Pocketmags Front and view the version information. Alternatively, use ADB command: adb shell pm list packages -a | grep -i pocketmags to find the package name, then adb shell dumpsys package [packagename] to see version details.Affected if The installed version matches the build identifier \= \@7f08017a exactly.
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Verify the app transmits sensitive data over networkUse a network proxy tool (such as Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, or Charles Proxy) to intercept traffic from the Android device. Configure the device to trust the proxy's CA certificate and attempt to capture communications from the app.Affected if The app successfully establishes connections and transmits data through the proxy without certificate validation errors, indicating SSL/TLS validation is not occurring.
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Examine the app's network security configurationIf the app APK is available, decompile it using tools like apktool and inspect the AndroidManifest.xml for network security settings, and examine the smali or Java code for SSL validation logic (look for TrustManager, HostnameVerifier implementations).Affected if The code lacks proper X.509 certificate chain validation or hostname verification, or the network security config allows untrusted certificates.
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Test for certificate chain validation failureUse a MITM proxy to present a valid but untrusted certificate (not signed by a root CA in the device trust store). Observe whether the app accepts the connection and transmits data.Affected if The app accepts the fraudulent certificate and continues operating without throwing a certificate validation error.
If the installed Pocketmags Front version is \= \@7f08017a and the app accepts connections with invalid or untrusted certificates during network traffic inspection, the environment is affected by this CVE.
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/TLS certificate chain validation within the application, including hostname verification and certificate chain trust assessment. Consider implementing certificate pinning for known trusted endpoints.
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- 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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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
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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