CVE-2015-2078
Lavasoft Ad-Aware Komodia SSL Certificate Verification Forgery
Description
The SDK for Komodia Redirector with SSL Digestor, as used in Lavasoft Ad-Aware Web Companion 1.1.885.1766 and Ad-Aware AdBlocker (alpha) 1.3.69.1, Qustodio for Windows, Atom Security, Inc. StaffCop 5.8, and other products, does not properly verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2077.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 24, 2015, 11:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- If Superfish is installed, uninstall the application and root CA certificate using the instructions provided by Lenovo. Otherwise, contact the vendor for information on how to uninstall the application and the bundled root CA certificate.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2015-2078.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-2078 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-2078
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2015-2078 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2015-2078 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://blog.erratasec.com/2015/02/extracting-superfish-certificate.html#.VOq6Yfn8Fp4 Added Reference http://blog.erratasec.com/2015/02/some-notes-on-superfish.html#.VOq6Yvn8Fp4 Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/529496 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031779 Added Reference http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA15-051A.html Added Reference https://blog.filippo.io/komodia-superfish-ssl-validation-is-broken/ Added Reference https://www.facebook.com/notes/protect-the-graph/windows-ssl-interception-gone-wild/1570074729899339 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 28, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031779 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 25, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:komodia:redirector_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Changed Reference Type http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/529496 US Govt Resource http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/529496 Advisory, US Govt Resource Changed Reference Type https://blog.filippo.io/komodia-superfish-ssl-validation-is-broken/ No Types Assigned https://blog.filippo.io/komodia-superfish-ssl-validation-is-broken/ Exploit Changed Reference Type http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA15-051A.html US Govt Resource http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA15-051A.html Advisory, US Govt Resource Added CWE CWE-310 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 25, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 25, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.59 }} 0.16%
score
0.68243
percentile