Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Old LINE desktop clients for Windows and OS X failed to properly verify SSL server certificates. A nearby or positioned network attacker could impersonate LINE servers and capture sensitive information. The source bundle does not provide CVSS scoring, patch details, or evidence of active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat this as a targeted legacy-client cleanup issue. It can expose sensitive communications, but urgency depends on whether affected LINE versions remain in use and whether users operate on interceptable networks.
Technical view
CVE-2013-7144 affects LINE 3.2.1.83 and earlier on Windows and 3.2.1 and earlier on OS X. The client did not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, enabling server spoofing through a crafted certificate in a man-in-the-middle scenario.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely limited to endpoints still running legacy LINE desktop versions listed in the CVE description. Systems without those clients, or with later versions, are not shown as affected by the provided sources.
Exploitation context
The provided sources describe a man-in-the-middle condition but do not cite public exploitation or CISA KEV listing. Exploitation would require an attacker able to intercept or influence the client’s network path.
Researcher notes
The source bundle is sparse: no CVSS vector, CWE, fixed release, vendor advisory text, or exploit evidence is included. Analysis should stay bounded to certificate validation failure in the named LINE desktop versions.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory endpoints for legacy LINE desktop installations.
- Remove or upgrade affected LINE clients where found.
- Check LINE or vendor guidance for fixed versions.
- Avoid using affected clients on untrusted networks.
- Prioritize users handling sensitive communications.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed LINE versions on Windows and OS X endpoints.
- Verify affected versions are no longer present.
- Review software inventory for unmanaged legacy clients.
- Check whether compensating controls cover risky network paths.
- Document remediation status for affected user groups.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
These mappings and lookup hints may be relevant to the vulnerability behavior, CWE, affected product, or exposure path. Glexia-inferred context is not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, CWE, or CVE Program mapping.
ATT&CK lookup starting points
Use these exact CWE pages and searches to review the Glexia ATT&CK library from this CVE's weakness and description context.
CVE-2013-7144 mapping review
Open the CVE-to-ATT&CK bridge for reviewed, inferred, or future official mappings tied to this CVE.
Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
These fields come from the CVE record and ADP containers, not from Glexia's Take. They preserve time-varying source decisions such as CISA SSVC, KEV status, CVSS metrics, and provider references.
CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.thaicert.or.th/papers/general/2013/pa2013ge010.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.