What is CVE-2016-6550?

CVE-2016-6550 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bb\&t The U, classified under Cryptographic Issues. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2016-10-05.

How severe is CVE-2016-6550?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Bb\&t The U

CVE-2016-6550

The U by BB&T app 1.5.4 and earlier for iOS does not properly 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.

Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)

EPSS: 0.003 (21.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Bb\&t The_u
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-310 — Cryptographic Issues

References

cret@cert.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cret@cert.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6550?: CVE-2016-6550 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bb\&t The U, classified under Cryptographic Issues. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2016-10-05.
How severe is CVE-2016-6550?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.