CVE-2014-5840 describes a critical vulnerability in the forfone: Free Calls & Messages (com.forfone.sip) Android application version 1.5.11, where it fails to properly validate X.509 certificates. This oversight allows an adjacent network attacker to perform man-in-the-middle attacks, spoofing legitimate servers to intercept and potentially compromise sensitive user data. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 5.4, indicating moderate severity with low attack complexity and potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.5.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:forfone:forfone\:_free_calls_\&_messages:1.5.11:*:*:*:*: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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