CVE-2012-2980
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.76%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.1 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.76% probability · 77th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-255
- Affected
- 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
- Source
- cret@cert.org
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.