HTC Hero Software up to 1.56.651.1 access control

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A vulnerability has been found in HTC Hero Software up to 1.56.651.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The HTC IQRD service for Android on the HTC EVO 4G before 4.67.651.3, EVO Design 4G before 2.12.651.5, Shift 4G before 2.77.651.3, EVO 3D before 2.17.651.5, EVO View 4G before 2.23.651.1, Vivid before 3.26.502.56, and Hero does not restrict localhost access to TCP port 2479, which allows remote attackers to (1) send SMS messages, (2) obtain the Network Access Identifier (NAI) and its password, or trigger (3) popup messages or (4) tones via a crafted application that leverages the android.permission.INTERNET permission.

The weakness was published 05/01/2012 by Dan Rosenberg (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vsecurity.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-2217 since 04/10/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 1.56.651.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Hero Software 1.56.651.2

Timelineinfo

04/10/2012 🔍
04/20/2012 +10 days 🔍
05/01/2012 +11 days 🔍
05/01/2012 +0 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1056 days 🔍
12/01/2021 +2445 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vsecurity.com
Researcher: Dan Rosenberg
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-2217 (🔍)
X-Force: 75080
SecurityFocus: 53187 - Multiple HTC Devices CVE-2012-2217 Security Bypass Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/01/2021 14:44
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (48), 01/16/2018 08:27 (4), 12/01/2021 14:41 (3), 12/01/2021 14:44 (1)
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