National Cyber Awareness System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2011-3975
Original release date:10/03/2011
Last revised:10/21/2011
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
A certain HTC update for Android 2.3.4 build GRJ22, when the Sense interface is used on the HTC EVO 3D, EVO 4G, ThunderBolt, and unspecified other devices, provides the HtcLoggers.apk application, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to obtain a list of telephone numbers from a log, and other sensitive information, by leveraging the android.permission.INTERNET application permission and establishing TCP sessions to 127.0.0.1 on port 65511 and a second port.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
2.9
Exploitability Subscore:
4.9
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: High
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
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External Source: XF
Name: htc-htcloggers-info-disclosure(70270)
External Source: MISC
Name: http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/201140/7676/HTC-looking-into-vulnerability-reports
External Source: BID
Name: 49916
External Source: MISC
Name: http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/10/01/massive-security-vulnerability-in-htc-android-devices-evo-3d-4g-thunderbolt-others-exposes-phone-numbers-gps-sms-emails-addresses-much-more/
External Source: MISC
Name: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-20114556-94/
Technical Details
- Information Leak / Disclosure (CWE-200)