CVE-2012-5179

The Boat Browser application before 4.2 and Boat Browser Mini application before 3.9 for Android do not properly implement the WebView class, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application.

Published: 2012-12-26 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-5179 is rated Low Risk (14.4/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-5179

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.06% +0.02%
2 2023-03-07 0.89% 0.04% -0.84%
3 2022-02-04 — 0.89% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-5179

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-5179

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-5179

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
boatmob boat_browser <= 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:boatmob:boat_browser:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:*
boatmob boat_browser 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:boatmob:boat_browser:2.0:*:*:*:*:android:*:*
boatmob boat_browser 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:boatmob:boat_browser:2.1:*:*:*:*:android:*:*
boatmob boat_browser 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:boatmob:boat_browser:2.2:*:*:*:*:android:*:*
boatmob boat_browser 2.3 cpe:2.3:a:boatmob:boat_browser:2.3:*:*:*:*:android:*:*
boatmob boat_browser 2.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:boatmob:boat_browser:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:android:*:*
boatmob boat_browser 2.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:boatmob:boat_browser:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:android:*:*
boatmob boat_browser 2.6 cpe:2.3:a:boatmob:boat_browser:2.6:*:*:*:*:android:*:*
boatmob boat_browser 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:boatmob:boat_browser:3.0:*:*:*:*:android:*:*
boatmob boat_browser 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:boatmob:boat_browser:3.1:*:*:*:*:android:*:*
boatmob boat_browser 3.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:boatmob:boat_browser:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:android:*:*
boatmob boat_browser 3.3 cpe:2.3:a:boatmob:boat_browser:3.3:*:*:*:*:android:*:*
boatmob boat_browser_mini <= 3.8 cpe:2.3:a:boatmob:boat_browser_mini:*:-:*:*:*:android:*:*
boatmob boat_browser_mini 2.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:boatmob:boat_browser_mini:2.6.1:-:*:*:*:android:*:*
boatmob boat_browser_mini 2.7 cpe:2.3:a:boatmob:boat_browser_mini:2.7:-:*:*:*:android:*:*
boatmob boat_browser_mini 2.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:boatmob:boat_browser_mini:2.7.1:-:*:*:*:android:*:*
boatmob boat_browser_mini 2.8 cpe:2.3:a:boatmob:boat_browser_mini:2.8:-:*:*:*:android:*:*
boatmob boat_browser_mini 2.9 cpe:2.3:a:boatmob:boat_browser_mini:2.9:-:*:*:*:android:*:*
boatmob boat_browser_mini 2.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:boatmob:boat_browser_mini:2.9.1:-:*:*:*:android:*:*
boatmob boat_browser_mini 2.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:boatmob:boat_browser_mini:2.9.2:-:*:*:*:android:*:*
boatmob boat_browser_mini 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:boatmob:boat_browser_mini:3.0.1:-:*:*:*:android:*:*
boatmob boat_browser_mini 3.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:boatmob:boat_browser_mini:3.0.2:-:*:*:*:android:*:*
boatmob boat_browser_mini 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:boatmob:boat_browser_mini:3.1:-:*:*:*:android:*:*
boatmob boat_browser_mini 3.2 cpe:2.3:a:boatmob:boat_browser_mini:3.2:-:*:*:*:android:*:*
boatmob boat_browser_mini 3.3 cpe:2.3:a:boatmob:boat_browser_mini:3.3:-:*:*:*:android:*:*
boatmob boat_browser_mini 3.4 cpe:2.3:a:boatmob:boat_browser_mini:3.4:-:*:*:*:android:*:*
boatmob boat_browser_mini 3.5 cpe:2.3:a:boatmob:boat_browser_mini:3.5:-:*:*:*:android:*:*
boatmob boat_browser_mini 3.6 cpe:2.3:a:boatmob:boat_browser_mini:3.6:-:*:*:*:android:*:*
boatmob boat_browser_mini 3.7 cpe:2.3:a:boatmob:boat_browser_mini:3.7:-:*:*:*:android:*:*

References for CVE-2012-5179

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