CVE-2017-9599: The "Fountain Trust Mobile Banking" by FOUNTAIN TRUST COMPANY app before 3.2.0 -- aka fountain-trust-mobile-ba

Routine

MEDIUM 5.9REMOTEDOWNGRADE

CVE-2017-9599 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.9) affecting fountain trust mobile banking. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

The "Fountain Trust Mobile Banking" by FOUNTAIN TRUST COMPANY app before 3.2.0 -- aka fountain-trust-mobile-banking/id891343006 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 57%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-295
Published	2017-06-16
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: fountaintrust

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

Am I affected?

Timeline

2017-06-16 12:29 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 01:28 UTCUpdated Record last modified

fountaintrust fountain trust mobile banking DOWNGRADE

Affected: 3.0.0

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 3.0.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy fountain-trust-mobile-banking || rpm -q fountain-trust-mobile-banking || fountain-trust-mobile-banking --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 3.0.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison fountain-trust-mobile-banking sudo apt install fountain-trust-mobile-banking=<VERSION_BEFORE_3.0.0> sudo apt-mark hold fountain-trust-mobile-banking

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list fountain-trust-mobile-banking sudo dnf downgrade fountain-trust-mobile-banking-<VERSION_BEFORE_3.0.0> sudo dnf versionlock add fountain-trust-mobile-banking

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2017-9599?

fountain trust mobile banking: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2017-9599 being exploited?

CVE-2017-9599 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-2017-9599 affect?

CVE-2017-9599 affects fountain trust mobile banking. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.9). The "Fountain Trust Mobile Banking" by FOUNTAIN TRUST COMPANY app before 3.2.0 -- aka fountain-trust-mobile-banking/id891343006 for iOS does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof s

How urgent is CVE-2017-9599?

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

Software pages

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References

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