Sensitive Information Disclosure via TouchEvent Method Implementation on Samsung and HTC Android Devices

CVE-2012-2980 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

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.

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