CVE-2012-2980 Information disclosure in n/a
A crafted application can read sensitive touch coordinates from the kernel log, exposing PINs and messages on specific Android devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-2980?
CVE-2012-2980 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Aug 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-255
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2980?
It affects 9 products.
Products include Att Status, Htc Chacha, Htc Desire, Htc Merge, Samsung Galaxy S, Sprint Evo Shift 4g and 3 more.
How do I fix CVE-2012-2980?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-2980 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-2980 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2980 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r7q2-c254-fg5v.