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Plain-English summary
This CVE describes an iOS mobile banking app failing to verify SSL server certificates. A person intercepting network traffic could impersonate the bank’s server and capture sensitive information. The source bundle names Freedom First app version 3.0.0 for iOS, but does not provide CVSS, patch details, or current exposure evidence.
Executive priority
Treat as a targeted legacy mobile banking exposure. Prioritize only if users or managed devices still run the affected iOS app version. Without current deployment evidence, this is an inventory and vendor-verification task rather than an emergency response item.
Technical view
CVE-2017-9562 is a certificate validation flaw in the Freedom First iOS mobile banking app 3.0.0. The app reportedly accepts crafted X.509 certificates from SSL servers, enabling server spoofing in a man-in-the-middle position. Public metadata does not include CPEs, CWE, CVSS, or vendor remediation details.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to users or managed devices running the named Freedom First iOS app version 3.0.0. The record does not establish whether later versions are affected or fixed. Because this is a 2017 mobile app issue, current exposure requires inventory confirmation.
Exploitation context
The bundle supports a man-in-the-middle risk where an attacker can spoof a server with a crafted certificate. It does not cite active exploitation, and KEV status is false. Exploitation requires traffic interception conditions, not just remote internet reachability.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse: no CVSS, CWE, CPE, patch reference, or affected-version range beyond app 3.0.0. The advisory reference suggests possible credential exposure, but the bundle does not provide detailed remediation or active exploitation evidence.
Mitigation direction
- Check vendor and app-store guidance for fixed or retired versions.
- Remove or block app version 3.0.0 from managed devices.
- Require users to update to a vendor-supported current app version.
- Monitor for vendor notices about certificate validation remediation.
Validation and detection
- Inventory managed iOS devices for the named app and version.
- Confirm whether version 3.0.0 remains installable or in use.
- Review vendor release notes for certificate validation fixes.
- Perform controlled TLS validation testing to confirm untrusted certificates are rejected.
Public sources used
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- CVSS
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- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://medium.com/%40chronic_9612/advisory-44-credit-union-apps-for-ios-may-allow-login-credential-exposure-4d2f380b85c5CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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