FKIE_CVE-2012-2980

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-08-21 10:46 - Updated: 2025-04-11 00:51
Severity ?
Summary
The Samsung and HTC onTouchEvent method implementation for Android on the T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide, HTC Merge, Sprint EVO Shift 4G, HTC ChaCha, AT&T Status, HTC Desire Z, T-Mobile G2, T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide, and Samsung Galaxy S stores touch coordinates in the dmesg buffer, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, as demonstrated by PIN numbers, telephone numbers, and text messages.
References
cret@cert.orghttp://www.htc.com/www/help/app-security-fix/
cret@cert.orghttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/251635US Government Resource
cret@cert.orghttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-8R5LD6
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.htc.com/www/help/app-security-fix/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/251635US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-8R5LD6
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
att status -
htc chacha -
htc desire -
htc merge -
samsung galaxy_s -
sprint evo_shift_4g -
t-mobile g2 -
t-mobile mytouch_3g_slide -
t-mobile mytouch_4g_slide -
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