SB2011070804 - Cryptographic issues in Google, Google Android
Published: July 8, 2011 Updated: August 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2011070804
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Cryptographic issues (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-2344)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/packages/apps/Gallery3D.git;a=commit;h=7a763db1c15bb6436be85a3f23382e4171970b6e
- http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=platform/packages/apps/Gallery3D.git;a=commit;h=9a418de454e5ce078c98f41b5c18e3bb9175bd20
- http://www.uni-ulm.de/en/in/mi/staff/koenings/catching-authtokens.html