Critical Vulnerability in Headlines News India App Puts User Data at Risk

Critical Vulnerability in Headlines News India App Puts User Data at Risk

CVE-2014-7538 · MEDIUM Severity

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

The Headlines news India (aka com.dreamstep.wHEADLINESNEWSINDIA) application 0.21.13219.95110 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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