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HTC working fix for exploit that exposes Wi-Fi passwords

HTC working fix for exploit that exposes Wi-Fi passwords

HTC is working on developing a fix for an exploit that was discovered on some of their devices. Certain HTC devices running Android could expose Wi-Fi security credentials to third party application.

The exploit was discovered by Chris Hessing and Bret Jordan. Third party applications running on a range of HTC handsets with the android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE permission could call a command to access the Wi-Fi credentials of a connected network. The flaw was discovered back in September and was publically revealed today. Between September and today, security researchers C…

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HTC working fix for exploit that exposes Wi-Fi passwords
Jonathan Radande – droidmatters.com

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