# CVE-2015-2077: 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-02-24 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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, uses the same X.509 certificate private key for a root CA certificate across different customers' installations, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers by leveraging knowledge of this key, as originally reported for Superfish VisualDiscovery on certain Lenovo Notebook laptop products.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72693
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA15-051A.html
- http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/feb/19/lenovo-accused-compromising-user-security-installing-adware-pcs-superfish
- http://blog.erratasec.com/2015/02/some-notes-on-superfish.html#.VOq6Yvn8Fp4
- http://blog.erratasec.com/2015/02/extracting-superfish-certificate.html#.VOq6Yfn8Fp4
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031779
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/529496
- http://www.wired.com/2015/02/lenovo-superfish/
- https://www.facebook.com/notes/protect-the-graph/windows-ssl-interception-gone-wild/1570074729899339
- http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/superfish
- https://blog.filippo.io/komodia-superfish-ssl-validation-is-broken/
- http://news.lenovo.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=1929
- http://marcrogers.org/2015/02/19/lenovo-installs-adware-on-customer-laptops-and-compromises-all-ssl/

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