CVE-2011-4872
Vulnerability Scoring
Due to its limited impact, CVE-2011-4872 is considered a low-severity vulnerability.
Due to its limited impact, CVE-2011-4872 is considered a low-severity vulnerability.
Status: Deferred
Last updated: 🕧 11 Apr 2025, 00:51 UTC
Originally published on: 🕦 05 Feb 2012, 11:55 UTC
Time between publication and last update: 4813 days
CVSS Release: version 2
CVE-2011-4872: Multiple HTC Android devices including Desire HD FRG83D and GRI40, Glacier FRG83, Droid Incredible FRF91, Thunderbolt 4G FRG83D, Sensation Z710e GRI40, Sensation 4G GRI40, Desire S GRI40, EVO 3D GRI40, and EVO 4G GRI40 allow remote attackers to obtain 802.1X Wi-Fi credentials and SSID via a crafted application that uses the android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE permission to call the toString method on the WifiConfiguration class.
The exploitability of CVE-2011-4872 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).
CVE-2011-4872 requires high complexity, reducing its exploitability but still posing a risk.
A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.
Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.
Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.
Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2011-4872, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.
Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2011-4872, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.
The EPSS score estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the near future.
EPSS Score: 0.501% (probability of exploit)
EPSS Percentile: 76.61%
(lower percentile = lower relative risk)
This vulnerability is less risky than approximately 23.39% of others.
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