CVE-2011-4872

Published: Feb 5, 2012Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-200

2.6LOW

NVD MITRE

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

htc

commercial·TW

desire hdEmbedded

Mobile Apps

desire sEmbedded

Mobile Apps

droid incredibleEmbedded

evo 3dEmbedded

evo 4gEmbedded

glacierEmbedded

sensation 4gEmbedded

sensation z710eEmbedded

Mobile Apps

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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MITRE ATT&CK

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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

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