CVE-2014-5975 describes a critical vulnerability in the Android application "eponyms" (com.anddeveloper.eponyms) version 3.2, where the app fails to properly validate X.509 certificates from SSL servers. This oversight enables man-in-the-middle (MitM) attackers to impersonate legitimate servers, potentially leading to the interception and compromise of sensitive user information through crafted certificates. With a CVSS score of 5.4, this vulnerability has a network-adjacent attack vector and medium attack complexity, allowing for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the vulnerability is significant, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no known exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, and minimal community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it has not garnered widespread attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:grabapp:eponyms:3.2:*:*:*:*: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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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.