Code injection

mail/compose/ComposeActivity.java in AOSP Mail in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-04-01 supports file:///data attachments, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka internal bugs 7154234 and 26989185...

CVE-2016-2425

mail/compose/ComposeActivity.java in AOSP Mail in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, and 6.x before 2016-04-01 supports file:///data attachments, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka internal bugs 7154234 and 26989185...

CVE-2016-2425

CVE-2016-2425 describes an information-disclosure vulnerability in AOSP Mail’s ComposeActivity.java where Android versions 4.x (before 4.4.4), 5.0.x (before 5.0.2), 5.1.x (before 5.1.1), and 6.x (before 2016-04-01) allow file:///data attachments, enabling a local attacker to obtain sensitive info...

Data Leaking 'Surreptitious Sharing' Vulnerability Identified in Android API

Researchers have identified a vulnerability in an Android API used by messaging apps such as Skype and perhaps more concerning, privacy-centric apps such as Signal, and Telegram, that could lead to privilege escalation and data loss including private keys. Dominik Schürmann and Lars Wolf,...

Google emergency release patches, to fix the Android system is high-risk to mention the right Vulnerability, CVE-2 0 1 5-1 8 0 5-the vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

Google released emergency security patches to fix the impact of the Android operating system elevation of privilege vulnerability CVE-2 0 1 5-1 8 0 5 in. Affect all Nexus devices and part of Android Google has released an emergency security patch to fix the impact of the Android operating...

Android Security Advisory — 2016-03-18Stay organized with collectionsSave and categorize content based on your preferences.

Android Security Advisories are supplemental to the Nexus Security Bulletins. Refer to our summary page for more information about Security Advisories. Summary Google has become aware of a rooting application using an unpatched local elevation of privilege vulnerability in the kernel on some...

Nexus Security Bulletin - February 2016Stay organized with collectionsSave and categorize content based on your preferences.

We have released a security update to Nexus devices through an over-the-air OTA update as part of our Android Security Bulletin Monthly Release process. The Nexus firmware images have also been released to the Google Developer site. Builds LMY49G or later and Android M with Security Patch Level o...

Google released the Android key on the media process and the root vulnerability patch-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

Google for Nexus smartphones and tablets, released a batch of new security patches,solved by a vicious e-mail, web pages and multimedia invasion the Android device's vulnerability. Google in the security Bulletin said: the firmware update is applied the radio update promotion to support Nexus...

Google AOSP Email for Android Open Redirect Vulnerability

Google AOSP Email for Android is a suite of email applications for use in Android. Google AOSP Email for Android suffers from an open redirection vulnerability that allows attackers to construct malicious URIs, trick users into parsing them, and redirect users to arbitrary web sites for phishing...

Google AOSP Email App HTML Injection

https://labs.integrity.pt/articles/google-aosp-email-app-html-injection-2/ 1. Vulnerability Properties Title: Google AOSP Email App HTML Injection CVE ID: PendingCVSSv3 Base Score: 6.3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Vendor: Google Products: AOSP Email App Advisory Release Date: 16 November...

November 2015 Android Security Bulletin

The Stagefright vulnerabilities are the gifts that keep on giving. Months after the potentially devastating security flaws in the mobile OS were publicly disclosed, Google continues to send out patches addressing vulnerabilities related to the initial reports. Today’s monthly Android security...

Hack The Galaxy: Hunting Bugs in the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge

Posted by Natalie Silvanovich, Planner of Bug Bashes Recently, Project Zero researched a popular Android phone, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge. We discovered and reported 11 high-impact security issues as a result. This post discusses our motivations behind the research, our approach in looking for...

Nexus Security Bulletin - September 2015Stay organized with collectionsSave and categorize content based on your preferences.

We have released a security update to Nexus devices through an over-the-air OTA update as part of our Android Security Bulletin Monthly Release process Build LMY48M. The updates for Nexus devices and source code patches for these issues have also been released to the Android Open Source Project...

Gello: Cyanogen's Customizable Web Browser for Android

Get ready for a new Android Browser! Android ROM developer CyanogenMod has announced that it is working on a new browser for Android devices. Dubbed Gello, the open-source browser is based on Google's Chromium project and includes a ton of customization options for Android. The team provided a...

Google Launches Android Security Rewards For Nexus Devices

Google today announced that it has expanded the scope of its vulnerability rewards program to include the latest versions of its Nexus mobile devices, dangling thousands of dollars in front of researchers willing to hunt not only for vulnerabilities but also develop bypasses for native Android...

Google Fix for Android Memory Leakage Issue In The Works

Google is prepping a fix for Android users that addresses a meddlesome memory leakage issue that’s plagued some device users since the end of last year. The issue, present in versions 5.0.1 and 5.1 of the mobile operating system code-named Lollipop, has been causing irregular application activity...

Android Browser File Theft

This module steals the cookie, password, and autofill databases from the Browser application on AOSP 4.3 and below. This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework class MetasploitModule 'Android Browser File Theft',...

Google Play Bug Can Allow Code Execution

Using a combination of vulnerabilities in the Google Play store and the Android stock browser, attackers can install malicious apps remotely on some Android devices. The attack is the result of a failure on the part of Google’s Play Store Web application to completely enforce the X-Frame-Options...

Android Browser RCE Through Google Play Store XFO

This module combines two vulnerabilities to achieve remote code execution on affected Android devices. First, the module exploits CVE-2014-6041, a Universal Cross-Site Scripting UXSS vulnerability present in versions of Android's open source stock browser the AOSP Browser prior to 4.4. Second, th...

Google Engineer Explains Company's Decision Not to Patch Bug in Older Android Versions

Google has taken quite a bit of heat in recent weeks for its decision not to patch a vulnerability in the WebView component of Android in older versions, leaving hundreds of millions of users exposed to potential attacks. Now, a Google engineer is explaining the company’s reasoning, saying that...