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CVE-2011-4872

Published: Feb 5, 2012Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-200
NVD MITRE
2.6CVSSLOW
EPSS Score
1.4%
Top 31.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Multiple HTC Android devices including Desire HD FRG83D and GRI40, Glacier FRG83, Droid Incredible FRF91, Thunderbolt 4G FRG83D, Sensation Z710e GRI40, Sensation 4G GRI40, Desire S GRI40, EVO 3D GRI40, and EVO 4G GRI40 allow remote attackers to obtain 802.1X Wi-Fi credentials and SSID via a crafted application that uses the android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE permission to call the toString method on the WifiConfiguration class.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HAu:NC:PI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:HAccess Complexity
High
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-200

Affected Products

desire hdhtc
Embedded
Mobile Apps
desire shtc
Embedded
Mobile Apps
droid incrediblehtc
Embedded
Mobile Apps
evo 3dhtc
Embedded
Mobile Apps
evo 4ghtc
Embedded
Mobile Apps
htccommercialTWMobile Apps
and 5 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Collection
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References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-02/0002.html
archives.neohapsis.com
http://blog.mywarwithentropy.com/2012/02/8021x-password-exploit-on-many-htc.html
blog.mywarwithentropy.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/47837
secunia.com
and 2 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Feb 5, 2012
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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