JVN#11249169
COBIME vulnerable to information disclosure
Overview
COBIME contains an issue in the access permissions for the certain files.
Products Affected
- COBIME prior to 0.9.4
Description
COBIME is a Japanese Input Method Editor (IME) for Android devices. COBIME contains an issue in the access permissions for the certain files.
Impact
If a user of the affected product uses other malicious Android application, information managed by the affected product may be disclosed.
Solution
Update the software
Update to the latest version according to the information provided by the developer.
Vendor Status
| Vendor | Link |
| COB's Products | COBIME - Android Apps on Google Play |
References
JPCERT/CC Addendum
This JVN publication was delayed to 2013/03/26 after the developer fix was developed. From the fiscal year 2011, JPCERT/CC is using a new vendor coordination procedure. This new procedure came from the recommendation of the fiscal year 2010 "Study Group on Information System Vulnerability Handling" aimed at more timely JVN publications.
Vulnerability Analysis by JPCERT/CC
Analyzed on 2013.03.26
| Measures | Conditions | Severity |
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| Access Required | can be attacked over the Internet using packets |
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| Authentication | anonymous or no authentication (IP addresses do not count) |
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| User Interaction Required | the user must be convinced to take a difficult or suspicious action. If the honest user must have elevated privileges, they are likely to be more suspicious |
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| Exploit Complexity | some expertise and/or luck required (most buffer overflows, guessing correctly in small space, expertise in Windows function calls) |
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Description of each analysis measures
Comment
This analysis assumes that the user is tricked into installing a malicious application.
Credit
Gaku Mochizuki of Mitsui Bussan Secure Directions, Inc. reported this vulnerability to IPA.
JPCERT/CC coordinated with the developer under Information Security Early Warning Partnership.
Other Information
| JPCERT Alert | |
| JPCERT Reports | |
| CERT Advisory |
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| CPNI Advisory |
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| TRnotes |
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| CVE |
CVE-2013-0720 |
| JVN iPedia |
JVNDB-2013-000027 |
Update History
- 2013/03/26
- Information under the section "Credit" was updated.