Seemingly malformed PNG file will cause JIRA to OOM within seconds

.atlassian.net was chain-OOM-ing earlier today. jworley was able to narrow it down to an image attachment on a particular issue. It's only a 300KB PNG file a screenshot from an Android device but it causes JIRA to OOM almost immediately. I've been able to replicate that behaviour on my jira-dev...

Seemingly malformed PNG file will cause JIRA to OOM within seconds

.atlassian.net was chain-OOM-ing earlier today. jworley was able to narrow it down to an image attachment on a particular issue. It's only a 300KB PNG file a screenshot from an Android device but it causes JIRA to OOM almost immediately. I've been able to replicate that behaviour on my jira-dev...

Android Device Manager allows user to Lock, Wipe and Locate device remotely

If you lose your device, Google lets you secure it instantly from afar through Android Device Manager, that let you locate and remotely wipe your phones and tablets. The latest update to Android Device Manager enables remote password locking, overrides the built-in Pattern, PIN code, Face unlock ...

Pwn Pad Android device, Network hacking machine launched

Security tools company Pwnie Express is making a network hacking focused Android device called the Pwn Pad. The device is based on the Google Nexus 7 specs, with USB-based Bluetooth, Ethernet and WiFi to gauge the security of a network beyond what Google's tablet can manage on its own. Pwn Pad wi...

Pwn Pad Android device, Network hacking machine launched

Security tools company Pwnie Express is making a network hacking focused Android device called the Pwn Pad. The device is based on the Google Nexus 7 specs, with USB-based Bluetooth, Ethernet and WiFi to gauge the security of a network beyond what Google's tablet can manage on its own. Pwn Pad wi...

[SECURITY] Fedora 18 Update: android-tools-20130123git98d0789-1.fc18

The Android Debug Bridge ADB is used to: - keep track of all Android devices and emulators instances connected to or running on a given host developer machine - implement various control commands e.g. "adb shell", "adb pull", etc. for the benefit of clients command-line users, or helper programs...

Google Market bug for Android 4.1.1 => 4.2 Remote Target Download PoC

The ability to remotely install applications on the target device. In such way you can install bad soft and also can install so many apps then memory of device will be filled. Google Market bug for Android 4.1.1 = 4.2 Jelly Bean Remote Target Download PoC You need: 1 Google Account 2 Android devi...

Carrier IQ Says Bug Can Cause Some SMS to Be Recorded in Coded Form

Carrier IQ, the embattled software company at the center of the controversy over alleged data collection on mobile devices, has released a new document that details the ways in which carriers deploy the software, how it works on devices and what data it is capable of collecting. The company also...

New Android Bug Allows for Silent Malicious App Installation

There’s a weakness in the Android operating system that could enable an attacker to install a malicious third-party application on Android devices without the user’s knowledge. A researcher has developed a proof-of-concept app that’s in the Android Market now. Jon Oberheide, a security researcher...