CVE-2017-5906: The Everyday Health Diabetes in Check: Blood Glucose & Carb Tracker app 3.4.2 for iOS does not verify X.509 ce

Routine

MEDIUM 5.9REMOTEMITIGATE

CVE-2017-5906 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.9) affecting diabetes in check\. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

The Everyday Health Diabetes in Check: Blood Glucose & Carb Tracker app 3.4.2 for iOS does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.

Why this priority

Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.9 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	High
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.5% (top 58%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-295
Published	2017-05-05
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: everyday health inc

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2017-05-05 07:29 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 01:21 UTCUpdated Record last modified

everyday health inc diabetes in check\ MITIGATE

Affected: _blood_glucose_\&_carb_tracker 3.4.2

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy diabetes-in-check || rpm -q diabetes-in-check || diabetes-in-check --version

No fixed or unaffected release known

Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory, disable the affected feature, or restrict network access.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2017-5906?

diabetes in check\: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2017-5906 being exploited?

CVE-2017-5906 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2017-5906 affect?

CVE-2017-5906 affects diabetes in check\. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.9). The Everyday Health Diabetes in Check: Blood Glucose & Carb Tracker app 3.4.2 for iOS does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a craf

How urgent is CVE-2017-5906?

Priority 36/100. Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

Software pages

iOS vulnerabilities

References

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