CVE-2012-2980 (GCVE-0-2012-2980)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-08-21 10:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 17:23
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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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
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http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-8R5LD6 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/251635 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VN
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