Published:2013/05/29  Last Updated:2013/05/29

JVN#22756333
Sleipnir Mobile for Android vulnerable to address bar spoofing

Overview

Sleipnir Mobile for Android contains an address bar spoofing vulnerability.

Products Affected

  • Sleipnir Mobile for Android 2.9.1 and earlier
  • Sleipnir Mobile for Android Black Edition 2.9.1 and earlier

Description

Sleipnir Mobile for Android contains an issue when opening a new window, which may result in the address bar being spoofed.

Impact

This vulnerability could be leveraged to forge the contents of the address bar for conducting phishing attacks.

Solution

Update the software
Update to the latest version according to the information provided by the developer.

References

JPCERT/CC Addendum

Vulnerability Analysis by JPCERT/CC

Analyzed on 2013.05.29

Measures Conditions Severity
Access Required can be attacked over the Internet using packets
  • High
Authentication anonymous or no authentication (IP addresses do not count)
  • High
User Interaction Required the user must be convinced to take a standard action that does not feel harmful to most users, such as click on a link or view a file
  • Mid
Exploit Complexity some expertise and/or luck required (most buffer overflows, guessing correctly in small space, expertise in Windows function calls)
  • Mid-High

Description of each analysis measures

Credit

Keita Haga of keitahaga.com 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
CPNI Advisory
TRnotes
CVE CVE-2013-2317
JVN iPedia JVNDB-2013-000046