PT-2012-6260 · Google · Android

Published 2012-12-10 · Updated 2012-12-11 · CVE-2012-6301

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android version 4.0.3

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in an application crash. This is achieved by using a crafted market: URI in the SRC attribute of an IFRAME element within the Browser application.

Recommendations For Android version 4.0.3, consider avoiding the use of crafted market: URIs in the SRC attribute of IFRAME elements until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to untrusted web content to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-6301

Affected Products

Android

References · 3

• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/dos/android/android_stock_browser_iframe.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/118539/Android-4.0.3-Browser-Crash.html · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6301 · Security Note