Unverified X.509 Certificates in nh.smart.card Android App: Exploiting Server Spoofing Vulnerability

Unverified X.509 Certificates in nh.smart.card Android App: Exploiting Server Spoofing Vulnerability

CVE-2014-5799 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:A/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

The smart.card (aka nh.smart.card) application 3.2 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.

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