CVE-2014-7538 describes a critical vulnerability in the Headlines news India Android application (version 0.21.13219.95110) where it fails to validate X.509 certificates, making it susceptible to Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attacks. This flaw allows attackers on the same network to spoof SSL servers, potentially intercepting and compromising sensitive user data. With a CVSS score of 5.4, this vulnerability has a medium severity, requiring network access and moderate attack complexity, but could lead to 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
0.21.13219.95110CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:headlines_news_india_project:headlines_news_india:0.21.13219.95110:*:*:*:*: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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