Jack of all trades

Nowadays, it's all too easy to end up with malicious apps on your smartphone, even if you're using the official Google Play app store. The situation gets even worse when you go somewhere other than the official store – fake applications, limited security checks, and so on. However, the spread of...

Google Warns of DoS and RCE Bugs in Dnsmasq

Seven flaws in what is known as Dnsmasq can be exploited by attackers who can use the bugs to carry out remote code execution, information exposure or a denial of service attacks against affected devices. Google researchers identified the flaws in a research paper published Monday, the same day a...

CVE-2017-0665

A elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Android framework. Product: Android. Versions: 4.4.4, 5.0.2, 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2. Android ID: A-36991414...

Design/Logic Flaw

HTTP header injection vulnerability in the URLConnection class in Android OS 2.2 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary scripts or set arbitrary values in cookies...

CVE-2016-1155

HTTP header injection vulnerability in the URLConnection class in Android OS 2.2 through 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary scripts or set arbitrary values in cookies...

CVE-2016-1155

The CVE-2016-1155 entry concerns an HTTP header injection vulnerability in the URLConnection class across Android OS versions 2.2–6.0. The root cause is HTTP header injection that enables a remote attacker to execute arbitrary scripts or set arbitrary values in cookies. Public references in the c...

CVE-2016-8479

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Qualcomm GPU driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of a local permanent device compromise, which may require reflashing the...

CVE-2017-0428

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the NVIDIA GPU driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of a local permanent device compromise, which may require reflashing the...

Design/Logic Flaw

Installing a zero-permission Android application on certain Samsung Android devices with KK4.4, L5.0/5.1, and M6.0 software can continually crash the systemserver process in the Android OS. The zero-permission app will create an active install session for a separate app that it has embedded withi...

CVE-2016-8433

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the MediaTek driver could enable a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the context of the kernel. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of a local permanent device compromise, which may require reflashing the...

Code injection

id3/ID3.cpp in libstagefright in mediaserver in Android 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x before 2016-10-01, and 7.0 before 2016-10-01 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service device hang or reboot via a crafted file, aka internal bug 30744884...

Code injection

Telephony in Android 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x before 2016-09-01, and 7.0 before 2016-09-01 allows attackers to cause a denial of service loss of locked-screen 911 TTY functionality via a crafted application that modifies the TTY mode by broadcasting an intent, aka internal bug...

CVE-2016-3880

Multiple buffer overflows in rtsp/ASessionDescription.cpp in libstagefright in mediaserver in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x before 2016-09-01, and 7.0 before 2016-09-01 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service device hang or reboot via a crafted...

JVN#06212291: Android OS Contacts app fails to restrict access permissions

The Contacts app within the Android OS receives requests for outgoing calls through Intents and calls the Dialer app. The Contacts app contains a vulnerability where it fails to restrict access permissions, since it receives and processes Intents from apps without CALLPHONE permissions. Impact Wh...

JVN#65273415: Android OS issue where it is affected by the CRIME attack

The TLS protocol contains a function that compresses data for communications between the client and server. This function does not properly obfuscate the length of the unencrypted data. When this function is enabled on both the client and server, it results in a vulnerability where plaintext HTTP...

Google Play Hit With Rash of Auto-Rooting Malware

Researchers have identified a recent wave of malware targeting the Google Play app marketplace that entices users to download utilities and games that when installed surreptitiously root devices. The exploit, which mobile security firm Lookout calls autorooting malware, gives attackers complete...

Raspberry Pi 3 to get official Android OS support

It's fair to say the success of the ARM-powered Raspberry Pi computers have surpassed expectations and have been a godsend to hobbyists, hackers, and students. If you're one of those people looking for unofficial hacks to install Android OS on a Raspberry Pi device, then stop and wait for the...

Gaping Security Hole in Android Platform Grows Larger, Researchers Claim

Security researchers at Skycure are upping the ante on a vulnerability that it says now leaves 95.4 percent of Android devices vulnerable to an attack that hands over control of a phone or tablet to an attacker. First reported at the RSA Conference in March, Skycure discovered a theoretical attac...

Qolsys IQ Panel contains multiple vulnerabilities

Overview All firmware versions of Qolsys IQ Panel contain hard-coded cryptographic keys, do not validate signatures during software updates, and use a vulnerable version of Android OS. Description Qolsys IQ Panel is an Android OS-based touch screen controller for home automation devices and...

CVE-2014-7952, Android ADB backup APK injection vulnerability

The Android operating system offers a backup/restore mechanism of installed packages through the ADB utility. Full backup of applications including the private files stored on /data partition is performed by default, but applications can customize this behavior by implementing a BackupAgent class...