VDB-61308 · CVE-2012-2645 · BID 54488

Yahoo! Browser 1.2.0 webView Class information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Yahoo! Browser 1.2.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the component webView Class. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-2645. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Yahoo! Browser 1.2.0. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component webView Class. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The Yahoo! Japan Yahoo! Browser application 1.2.0 and earlier for Android does not properly implement the WebView class, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application.

The weakness was presented 07/16/2012 by Gaku Mochizuki with Mitsui Bussan Secure Directions, Inc. (Website). The advisory is shared for download at play.google.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-2645 since 05/14/2012. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 54488†) and Secunia (SA49905†). See VDB-64034 for similar entry. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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05/14/2012 🔍
07/16/2012 +63 days 🔍
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07/17/2012 +1 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +979 days 🔍
02/18/2019 +1428 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: yahoo.com

Advisory: play.google.com
Researcher: Gaku Mochizuki
Organization: Mitsui Bussan Secure Directions, Inc.
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-2645 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2645
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61308
SecurityFocus: 54488 - Yahoo! Browser for Android 'WebView' Class Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 49905

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 02/18/2019 15:22
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (48), 02/18/2019 15:22 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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