1 Feb 17:15
802.1X password exploit on many HTC Android devices
Bret Jordan <jordan2175 <at> gmail.com>
2012-02-01 16:15:32 GMT
2012-02-01 16:15:32 GMT
February 1, 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 802.1X password exploit on many HTC Android devices -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abstract -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There is an issue in certain HTC builds of Android that can expose the user's 802.1X Wi-Fi credentials to any program with basic WI-FI permissions. When this is paired with the Internet access permissions, which most applications have, an application could easily send all stored Wi-Fi network credentials (user names, passwords, and SSID information) to a remote server. This exploit exposes enterprise-privileged credentials in a manner that allows targeted exploitation. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Affected Vendors: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HTC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Affected Versions: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We have verified the following devices as having this issue (there may be others including some non-HTC phones): Desire HD (both "ace" and "spade" board revisions) - Versions FRG83D, GRI40(Continue reading)
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