CVE-2014-6709 describes a critical vulnerability in the TechRadar News Android application (version 1.0) where it fails to properly validate X.509 certificates. This oversight enables man-in-the-middle (MitM) attackers to impersonate legitimate SSL servers using crafted certificates, thereby intercepting and potentially compromising sensitive user data. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 5.4, indicating a medium severity. Its attack vector is adjacent network, requiring moderate attack complexity, and successful exploitation could lead to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there any publicly available exploit tools like Metasploit or Nuclei modules. The vulnerability has garnered minimal community attention, with no social media discussions or media coverage reported.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:techradar_news_project:techradar_news:1:*:*:*:*: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.