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CVE-2011-2344

Android Picasa in Android 3.0 and 2.x through 2.3.4 uses a cleartext HTTP session when transmitting the authToken obtained from ClientLogin, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges and access private pictures and web albums by sniffing the token from connections with picasaweb.google.com.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2011-2344 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from google organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2011, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2011-07-08T17:55:01.007

Last Modified

2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-310

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	google	android	2.1	Yes
Operating System	google	android	2.2	Yes
Operating System	google	android	2.2	Yes
Operating System	google	android	2.2.1	Yes
Operating System	google	android	2.2.2	Yes
Operating System	google	android	2.3	Yes
Operating System	google	android	2.3.3	Yes
Operating System	google	android	2.3.4	Yes
Operating System	google	android	3.0	Yes

References

http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/packages/apps/Gallery3D.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7a763db1c15bb6436be85a3f23382e4171970b6e ([email protected])
http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/packages/apps/Gallery3D.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9a418de454e5ce078c98f41b5c18e3bb9175bd20 ([email protected])
http://www.uni-ulm.de/en/in/mi/staff/koenings/catching-authtokens.html ([email protected])
http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/packages/apps/Gallery3D.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7a763db1c15bb6436be85a3f23382e4171970b6e (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/packages/apps/Gallery3D.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9a418de454e5ce078c98f41b5c18e3bb9175bd20 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.uni-ulm.de/en/in/mi/staff/koenings/catching-authtokens.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For google's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.