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TITLE:
sp-mode mail for Android SSL Certificate Validation Security Issue

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA48955

VERIFY ADVISORY:
Secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/48955/
Customer Area (Credentials Required)
https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=48955

RELEASE DATE:
2012-04-26

DISCUSS ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/48955/#comments

AVAILABLE ON SITE AND IN CUSTOMER AREA:
 * Last Update
 * Popularity
 * Comments
 * Criticality Level
 * Impact
 * Where
 * Solution Status
 * Operating System / Software
 * CVE Reference(s)

http://secunia.com/advisories/48955/

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https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=48955

ONLY AVAILABLE WITH SECUNIA CSI AND SECUNIA PSI:
 * AUTOMATED SCANNING

http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/
http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/corporate/wsus_sccm_3rd_third_party_patching/

DESCRIPTION:
A security issue has been reported in sp-mode mail for Android, which
can be exploited by malicious people to conduct spoofing attacks.

The security issue is caused due to the application improperly
verifying the validity of the SSL certificates and can be exploited
to spoof a valid server and e.g. conduct Man-in-the-Middle (MitM)
attacks.

The security issue is reported in versions 5400 and prior.

SOLUTION:
Update to fixed version.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
JVN credits Tsukasa Hamano of Open Source Solution Technology
Corporation.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
JVN:
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN82029095/index.html
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2012/JVNDB-2012-000037.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/

DEEP LINKS:
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http://secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/

EXTENDED DESCRIPTION:
Further details available in Customer Area:
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EXTENDED SOLUTION:
Further details available in Customer Area:
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EXPLOIT:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/vulnerability_intelligence/

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