CVE-2014-6994 describes a critical vulnerability in the Atecea (com.atecea) Android application version 1.2, where the app fails to properly validate X.509 certificates from SSL servers. This oversight allows attackers to conduct Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attacks, spoofing legitimate servers with crafted certificates to intercept sensitive user data. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 5.4, indicating a medium severity with an adjacent network attack vector, medium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:atecea:atecea:1.2:*:*:*:*: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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