Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 11, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2014-5865

Description

The Ask.com (aka com.ask.android) application 2.2.5 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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Affected products

Ask.com/Ask.com2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:ask:ask.com:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:android:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ask:ask.com:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:android:*:*
- (no CPE)range: =2.2.5

Patches

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References

www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/582497nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/807513nvdUS Government Resource
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1t5GXwjw82SyunALVJb2w0zi3FoLRIkfGPc7AMjRF0r4/editnvd

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