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CVE-2012-2217


The HTC IQRD service for Android on the HTC EVO 4G before 4.67.651.3, EVO Design 4G before 2.12.651.5, Shift 4G before 2.77.651.3, EVO 3D before 2.17.651.5, EVO View 4G before 2.23.651.1, Vivid before 3.26.502.56, and Hero does not restrict localhost access to TCP port 2479, which allows remote attackers to (1) send SMS messages, (2) obtain the Network Access Identifier (NAI) and its password, or trigger (3) popup messages or (4) tones via a crafted application that leverages the android.permission.INTERNET permission.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-2217 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 14 products from htc, from htc, from htc and 11 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2012, 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

2012-05-01T14:55:01.673

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.4 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application htc evo_4g_software ≤ 4.54.651.1 Yes
Application htc evo_4g_software 1.32.651.1 Yes
Application htc evo_4g_software 1.47.651.1 Yes
Application htc evo_4g_software 3.26.651.6 Yes
Application htc evo_4g_software 3.29.651.5 Yes
Application htc evo_4g_software 3.30.651.2 Yes
Application htc evo_4g_software 3.30.651.3 Yes
Application htc evo_4g_software 3.70.651.1 Yes
Application htc evo_4g_software 4.22.651.2 Yes
Application htc evo_4g_software 4.24.651.1 Yes
Application htc evo_4g_software 4.53.651.1 Yes
Hardware htc evo_4g - Yes
Hardware htc evo_4g gri40 Yes
Application htc evo_design_4g_software ≤ 1.19.651.1 Yes
Application htc evo_design_4g_software 1.19.651.0 Yes
Hardware htc evo_design_4g - Yes
Application htc shift_4g_software ≤ 2.76.651.6 Yes
Application htc shift_4g_software 1.17.651.1 Yes
Application htc shift_4g_software 2.75.651.4 Yes
Application htc shift_4g_software 2.75.651.5 Yes
Hardware htc shift_4g - Yes
Application htc evo_3d_software ≤ 2.08.651.3 Yes
Application htc evo_3d_software 1.11.651.3 Yes
Application htc evo_3d_software 1.13.651.7 Yes
Application htc evo_3d_software 2.08.651.2 Yes
Hardware htc evo_3d * Yes
Hardware htc evo_3d gri40 Yes
Application htc evo_view_4g_software ≤ 1.22.651.2 Yes
Application htc evo_view_4g_software 1.22.651.1 Yes
Hardware htc evo_view_4g - Yes
Application htc vivid_software ≤ 3.26.502 Yes
Hardware htc vivid - Yes
Application htc hero_software 1.29.651.1 Yes
Application htc hero_software 1.56.651.2 Yes
Application htc hero_software 2.27.651.5 Yes
Application htc hero_software 2.27.651.6 Yes
Application htc hero_software 2.31.651.7 Yes
Application htc hero_software 2.32.651.2 Yes
Hardware htc hero - Yes

References

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 htc'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.