Published:2016/05/30  Last Updated:2016/05/30

JVN#40898764
DMM.com Securities FX Apps for Android fail to verify SSL server certificates

Overview

Multiple Android Applications provided by DMM.com Securities Co.,Ltd. fail to verify SSL server certificates.

Products Affected

  • DMMFX Trade for Android Ver.1.5.0 and earlier
  • DMMFX DEMO Trade for Android Ver.1.5.0 and earlier
  • GAITAMEJAPAN FX Trade for Android Ver.1.4.0 and earlier

Description

Multiple Android Applications provided by DMM.com Securities Co.,Ltd. fail to verify SSL server certificates.

Impact

A man-in-the-middle attack may allow an attacker to eavesdrop on an encrypted communication.

Solution

Update the Application
Update to the latest version according to the information provided by the developer.

Vendor Status

Vendor Status Last Update Vendor Notes
DMM.com Securities Co.,Ltd. Vulnerable 2016/05/30

References

JPCERT/CC Addendum

Vulnerability Analysis by JPCERT/CC

CVSS v3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Base Score: 4.8
Attack Vector(AV) Physical (P) Local (L) Adjacent (A) Network (N)
Attack Complexity(AC) High (H) Low (L)
Privileges Required(PR) High (H) Low (L) None (N)
User Interaction(UI) Required (R) None (N)
Scope(S) Unchanged (U) Changed (C)
Confidentiality Impact(C) None (N) Low (L) High (H)
Integrity Impact(I) None (N) Low (L) High (H)
Availability Impact(A) None (N) Low (L) High (H)
CVSS v2 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Base Score: 4.0
Access Vector(AV) Local (L) Adjacent Network (A) Network (N)
Access Complexity(AC) High (H) Medium (M) Low (L)
Authentication(Au) Multiple (M) Single (S) None (N)
Confidentiality Impact(C) None (N) Partial (P) Complete (C)
Integrity Impact(I) None (N) Partial (P) Complete (C)
Availability Impact(A) None (N) Partial (P) Complete (C)

Comment

This analysis assumes a man-in-the-middle attack being conducted by an attacker that places a malicious wireless LAN access point.

Credit

Gaku Taniguchi of RiskFinder,inc. reported this vulnerability to IPA.
JPCERT/CC coordinated with the developer under Information Security Early Warning Partnership.

Other Information

JPCERT Alert
JPCERT Reports
CERT Advisory
CPNI Advisory
TRnotes
CVE CVE-2016-4818
JVN iPedia JVNDB-2016-000092