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 Subscribe |
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
CVSSv3.1: 4.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-6032
CWE-ID:
CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe 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.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsNTV News24: before 3.0.0
External linkshttp://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.
