JVN#92038939
mixi for Android information management vulnerability
Overview
mixi for Android contains an issue which stores friends' comments on a SD card.
Products Affected
- mixi versions prior to 4.3.0
Description
mixi for Android provided by mixi, Inc. contains an issue which stores friends' comments on a SD card, therefore other applications can access this information directly from the SD card.
Impact
If a user of the affected product uses a malicious Android application, friends' comments may be disclosed.
Solution
Update the software
Update to the latest version according to the information provided by the developer.
Vendor Status
| Vendor | Link |
| mixi, Inc. | mixi (Japanese only) |
References
JPCERT/CC Addendum
Vulnerability Analysis by JPCERT/CC
Analyzed on 2012.08.17
| 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
Kazuhiko Kusano of Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University 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-2012-4007 |
| JVN iPedia |
JVNDB-2012-000078 |