CVE-2014-5588 describes a vulnerability in the Free eBooks Android application (com.bmfapps.freekindlebooks, version 14) where it fails to validate X.509 certificates from SSL servers. This flaw allows man-in-the-middle (MitM) attackers to spoof legitimate servers using crafted certificates, potentially leading to the interception of sensitive information. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.4, indicating a medium severity, and requires network access and medium attack complexity for exploitation, with potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
14.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:free_ebooks_project:free_ebooks:14.0:*:*:*:*:android:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.