CVE-2014-7723
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 Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley (aka edu.cmu.sv.mobile) application 0.1 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 Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley Android application version 0.1 fails to validate X.509 certificates from SSL servers, enabling man-in-the-middle attackers to intercept traffic by presenting fraudulent certificates and harvest 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= 0.1CVSS 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 CMU Silicon Valley app is installedOn the Android device, go to Settings > Apps or Settings > Apps & notifications, then search for 'Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley' or 'CMU Silicon Valley' in the installed applications list. Alternatively, use ADB command: `adb shell pm list packages | grep -i cmu`Affected if The package named 'edu.cmu.sv' or similar Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley package is found on the device
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Determine the installed application versionIn Settings > Apps > [App Name], scroll to the 'Version' or 'Version info' field to see the installed version number. Alternatively, use ADB: `adb shell dumpsys package edu.cmu.sv | grep versionName`Affected if The reported version is exactly 0.1
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Confirm the application handles SSL/TLS connectionsUse a network sniffer (such as Wireshark or Android's netcap) to capture traffic while the app communicates with its backend server. Verify that the app establishes HTTPS connections to remote endpoints.Affected if The app makes network requests to SSL/TLS endpoints while running
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Verify certificate validation behavior (optional deeper check)Configure a proxy with a self-signed certificate (e.g., using Burp Suite or mitmproxy) and attempt to intercept app traffic. Observe whether the app accepts the proxy certificate without warning or rejection.Affected if The app accepts the fraudulent proxy certificate and completes SSL/TLS handshake without certificate validation errors
Your environment is affected if the Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley Android application version 0.1 is installed on a device and uses SSL/TLS for network communication, as the app lacks proper X.509 certificate validation.
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 validation using certificate pinning or standard X.509 chain verification in the Android application to ensure only trusted server certificates are accepted.
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- Implementation4.0 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.
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