CVE-2012-2980 describes a vulnerability in the onTouchEvent method implementation for Android on specific Samsung and HTC devices, including the T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide and Samsung Galaxy S. This flaw causes touch coordinates to be stored in the dmesg buffer, allowing remote attackers to extract sensitive information like PINs, phone numbers, and text messages through a crafted application. With a CVSS score of 7.1, this vulnerability is considered high severity due to its network-based attack vector, medium complexity, and complete confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code or significant community discussion has been identified.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:att:status:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:htc:chacha:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:htc:desire:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:htc:merge:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
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