CVE-2014-7768
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 Analects of Confucius (aka com.azbc88881.lunyu) application 8.0 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 Analects of Confucius Android application version 8.0 fails to validate X.509 certificates when establishing SSL/TLS connections with servers. This allows an attacker positioned on the same network to perform man-in-the-middle attacks by presenting a forged certificate, enabling interception of sensitive data transmitted between the app and backend 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= 8CVSS 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 Analects of Confucius app is installedOn the Android device, go to Settings > Apps > Apps manager, or use adb command: 'adb shell pm list packages | grep confucius' to search for the app package.Affected if The package 'org.ss.android.voice.ssdk' or similar Analects of Confucius package is found on the device.
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Determine installed application versionIn Android Settings > Apps > Analects of Confucius, view the App info screen to see the version number. Alternatively, use: 'adb shell dumpsys package <package_name>' to retrieve version details.Affected if The installed version is exactly 8.0 (versionCode 8).
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Verify app connects to network serversMonitor network traffic from the device using a packet capture tool (such as Wireshark or Android traffic monitoring apps) while using the app, or check app permissions for INTERNET access in the AndroidManifest.xml.Affected if The app establishes outbound network connections to backend servers.
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Confirm lack of certificate validationPerform a MITM proxy test (using tools like Burp Suite or OWASP ZAP) with a self-signed certificate to see if the app accepts the invalid certificate and completes the SSL/TLS handshake.Affected if The app accepts the invalid certificate and allows traffic to pass through without validation errors.
A defender is affected if the Analects of Confucius Android application version 8.0 is installed and the app connects to network servers without rejecting invalid X.509 certificates.
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 X.509 certificate chain validation in the application's network layer, or implement certificate pinning for added security to ensure the app only trusts the legitimate server certificates.
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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