CVE-2014-5865 describes a critical vulnerability in the Ask.com Android application (version 2.2.5) where it fails to properly validate X.509 certificates from SSL servers. This oversight enables man-in-the-middle (MitM) attackers to spoof legitimate servers using crafted certificates, thereby intercepting and potentially compromising sensitive user information. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.4, indicating a medium severity, and requires adjacent network access with medium attack complexity to achieve partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
2.2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ask:ask.com:2.2.5:*:*:*:*: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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