Improper Certificate Validation in NTV News24 Android App



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2019-6032
CWE-ID CWE-295
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 NTV News24
Mobile applications / Apps for mobile phones

Vendor Nippon Television Network Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Improper Certificate Validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU23772

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6032

CWE-ID: CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient SSL certificate validation. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted SSL certificate, perform a man-in-the-middle attack and eavesdrop on an encrypted communication.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

NTV News24: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN01236065/index.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to perform certain actions on the device.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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