JVN#33159152
Loctouch for Android information management vulnerability
Overview
Loctouch for Android contains an information management vulnerability.
Products Affected
- Loctouch for Android 3.4.6 and earlier
Description
Loctouch provided by NHN Japan, is an application that logs location information. Loctouch for Android contains an information management vulnerability.
Impact
Android applications with permission to read system log files may obtain log information stored by the product that are intended to be non-public.
Solution
Update the software
Update to the latest version according to the information provided by the developer.
Vendor Status
| Vendor | Link |
| NHN Japan Corporation | Loctouch - Android Apps on Google Play |
| Loctouch - au Smart Pass (Japanese only) |
References
JPCERT/CC Addendum
Vulnerability Analysis by JPCERT/CC
Analyzed on 2012.12.21
| 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-2012-5183 |
| JVN iPedia |
JVNDB-2012-000115 |