Vulnerabilities > CVE-2012-4220 - Unspecified vulnerability in Google Android
Attack vector
UNKNOWN Attack complexity
UNKNOWN Privileges required
UNKNOWN Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN Integrity impact
UNKNOWN Availability impact
UNKNOWN Summary
diagchar_core.c in the Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Diagnostics (aka DIAG) kernel-mode driver for Android 2.3 through 4.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (incorrect pointer dereference) via an application that uses crafted arguments in a local diagchar_ioctl call.
Vulnerable Configurations
The Hacker News
| id | THN:C8A4219AFC2880AC311776A8C10BAE97 |
| last seen | 2018-01-27 |
| modified | 2017-11-28 |
| published | 2017-11-27 |
| reporter | Mohit Kumar |
| source | https://thehackernews.com/2017/11/android-spying-app.html |
| title | Google Detects Android Spyware That Spies On WhatsApp, Skype Calls |
References
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/702452
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/702452
- https://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/multiple-issues-diagkgsl-system-call-handling-cve-2012-4220-cve-2012
- https://www.codeaurora.org/projects/security-advisories/multiple-issues-diagkgsl-system-call-handling-cve-2012-4220-cve-2012