CVE-2014-6862 describes a vulnerability in the ArtAcces Android application (version 1.0, also known as cat.gencat.mobi.artacces) where it fails to properly validate X.509 certificates from SSL servers. This flaw enables man-in-the-middle (MitM) attackers to impersonate 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 could result in partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability if exploited over an adjacent network with medium attack complexity. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not listed in the KEV catalog, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, placing it in the top 1% of all CVEs for community attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gencat:artacces:1:*:*:*:*:android:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.0 GitHub mentions.
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.