Is CVE-2012-2980 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-2980 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-2980?

CVE-2012-2980 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.1 (HIGH).

CVE-2012-2980

HIGH · CVSS 7.1EPSS 1.8%EU EUVD

The Samsung and HTC onTouchEvent method implementation for Android on the T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide, HTC Merge, Sprint EVO Shift 4G, HTC ChaCha, AT&T Status, HTC Desire Z, T-Mobile G2, T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide, and Samsung Galaxy S stores touch coordinates in the dmesg buffer, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, as demonstrated by PIN numbers, telephone numbers, and text messages.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.1 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-255
EPSS score: 1.8% (78th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-2958)
Published: August 21, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-2958 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

att / status
htc / chacha
htc / desire
htc / merge
samsung / galaxy s
sprint / evo shift 4g
t-mobile / g2
t-mobile / mytouch 3g slide
t-mobile / mytouch 4g slide

References

http://www.htc.com/www/help/app-security-fix/
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/251635(US Government Resource)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-8R5LD6

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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