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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, H…

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
AttStatus
All versions
HtcChacha
All versions
HtcDesire
All versions
HtcMerge
All versions
SamsungGalaxy S
All versions
SprintEvo Shift 4g
All versions
T-MobileG2
All versions
T-MobileMytouch 3g Slide
All versions
T-MobileMytouch 4g Slide
All versions

Weakness classification

References