What is CVE-2012-4220?

CVE-2012-4220 is a vulnerability in Google Android. Published 2012-11-30.

Is CVE-2012-4220 known to be exploited?

8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2012-4220

diagchar_core.c in the Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Diagnostics (aka DIAG) kernel-mode driver for Android 2.3 through 4.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (incorrect pointer dereference) via an application that uses crafted arguments in a local diagchar_ioctl call.

EPSS: 0.030 (86.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 2.3, 2.3.1, 2.3.2
N/a — versions n/a

Public proof-of-concept exploits

poliva/root-zte-open
hiikezoe/diaggetroot
CVEDB/PoC-List
CVEDB/awesome-cve-repo
aerosol/stars
emtee40/root-zte-open
tangsilian/android-vuln
ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
cve@mitre.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-4220?: CVE-2012-4220 is a vulnerability in Google Android. Published 2012-11-30.
Is CVE-2012-4220 known to be exploited?: 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.