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
EPSS: 0.012 (64.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Acer Acer_portal
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cret@cert.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
- cret@cert.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cret@cert.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cret@cert.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, 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.