Unverified SSL Certificates in Metro News Android App 1.6.5 Allow for Man-in-the-Middle Attacks

CVE-2014-6924 · MEDIUM Severity

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

The Metro News (aka com.netpia.ha.metro) application 1.6.5 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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