Cryptographic issues in Sword - CVE-2014-7499
Published: October 20, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41206
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-7499
CWE-ID: CWE-310
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: CrossWire Bible Society
Affected software:
Sword
Sword
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
The Sword (aka com.ireadercity.c25) application 3.0.2 for Android does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-7499
Install update from vendor's website.