JVN#86040029
Weathernews Touch for Android stores location information in the system log file
Overview
Weathernews Touch for Android contains a vulnerability that stores location information in the system log file.
Products Affected
- Weathernews Touch for Android ver2.3.2 and earlier
Description
Weathernews Touch provided by Weathernews Inc. is a weather forecast application. Weathernews Touch for Android contains a vulnerability that stores location information in the system log file.
Impact
Android applications with permissions to read system log files may obtain location information stored by the product.
Solution
Update the software
Update to the latest version according to the information provided by the developer.
Vendor Status
| Vendor | Link |
| Weathernews Inc. | Weathernews Touch - Android Apps on Google Play |
References
JPCERT/CC Addendum
Vulnerability Analysis by JPCERT/CC
Analyzed on 2013.01.31
| 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 | |
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| CERT Advisory |
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| CPNI Advisory |
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| TRnotes |
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| CVE |
CVE-2012-5187 |
| JVN iPedia |
JVNDB-2013-000005 |