Vulnerability in Acer Portal
CVE-2016-5648
Acer Portal app before 3.9.4.2000 for Android does not properly validate SSL certificates, which allows remote attackers to perform a Man-in-the-middle attack via a crafted SSL certificate.
Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (66.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 66.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538851/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jul/17 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/137775/Acer-Portal-Android-Application-3.9.3.2006… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/690343 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5648?
- CVE-2016-5648 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Acer Portal, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2017-06-08.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5648?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.