Secunia Security Advisory - AppSec has reported a vulnerability in Limit My Call for Android, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions.
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TITLE:
Limit My Call for Android Security Bypass Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA48420
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RELEASE DATE:
2012-03-16
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DESCRIPTION:
AppSec has reported a vulnerability in Limit My Call for Android,
which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security
restrictions.
The vulnerability is caused due to the application not properly
restricting access, which can be exploited to read or modify call
logs and contact lists.
Successful exploitation requires that a malicious application is
installed.
The vulnerability is reported in version 2.11. Prior versions may
also be affected.
SOLUTION:
Update to version 2.12.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Daoyuan Wu, Xiapu Luo, and Rocky K. C. Chang.
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
AppSec:
http://www4.comp.polyu.edu.hk/~appsec/bugs/CVE-2011-4703-vulnerability-in-LimitMyCall.html
Limit My Call:
http://nathanielkh.wordpress.com/android-app/limit-my-call/
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