5 Best VPN Apps for Android 2019

By Owais Sultan It is a fact that most of us spend more time on our cellular devices than ever before. It is also true that Android-based smartphones are widely popular and it's essential that we use VPN to protect our online identity from malicious elements. Therefore, if you're an Android user,...

EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 3.0.2.0 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2019-1635)

According to the versions of the kernel packages installed, the EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities : - The kernel package contains the Linux kernel vmlinuz, the core of any Linux operating system. The kernel handles the...

CVE-2019-3568

A buffer overflow vulnerability in WhatsApp VOIP stack allowed remote code execution via specially crafted series of RTCP packets sent to a target phone number. The issue affects WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.19.134, WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.19.44, WhatsApp for iOS prior to...

Security vulnerabilities can let the attacker can be from the high pass CHIP to recover the private key-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

The vulnerability of the high-pass CHIP for several billion Android devices QSEE module for processing the internal data. QSEE is a Trusted Execution Environment, TEE, and similar to the Intel SGX it. The last 3 months, the NCC Group's security researcher Keegan Ryan found that Qualcomm implement...

Design/Logic Flaw

The Coolpad Defiant Coolpad/cp3632a/cp3632a:7.1.1/NMF26F/099480857:user/release-keys and the T-Mobile Revvl Plus Coolpad/alchemy/alchemy:7.1.1/143.14.171129.3701A-TMO/buildfnj02-206:user/release-keys Android devices contain a pre-installed platform app with a package name of...

Qualcomm Critical Flaw Exposes Private Keys For Android Devices

Researchers have uncovered a side-channel attack that enables a bad actor to extract sensitive data from Qualcomm’s secure keystore. The critical flaw impacts most modern Android devices that use Qualcomm chips. The issue stems from an issue in Qualcomm technology, dubbed the Qualcomm Secure...

WiFi finder app exposes millions of WiFi network passwords

By Uzair Amir The app is called WiFi Finder - connect to hotspots. WiFi Finder, a popular and widely downloaded hotspot finder app designed for Android devices has been identified to be exposing passwords of WiFi networks for over two million networks. The exposed database was identified by GDI...

Design/Logic Flaw

In the configuration of NFC modules on certain devices, there is a possible failure to distinguish individual devices due to an insecure default value. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation...

Android Security Bulletin—April 2019Stay organized with collectionsSave and categorize content based on your preferences.

The Android Security Bulletin contains details of security vulnerabilities affecting Android devices. Security patch levels of 2019-04-05 or later address all of these issues. To learn how to check a device's security patch level, see Check and update your Android version. Android partners are...

[SECURITY] Fedora 28 Update: kde-connect-1.3.3-1.fc28

KDE Connect adds communication between KDE and your smartphone. Currently, you can pair with your Android devices over Wifi using the KDE Connect 1.0 app from Albert Vaka which you can obtain via Google Play, F-Droid or the project website...

[SECURITY] Fedora 29 Update: kde-connect-1.3.3-1.fc29

KDE Connect adds communication between KDE and your smartphone. Currently, you can pair with your Android devices over Wifi using the KDE Connect 1.0 app from Albert Vaka which you can obtain via Google Play, F-Droid or the project website...

Google Android Qualcomm WLAN Host Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (CNVD-2018-19597)

Android on Google Pixel and Nexus is a Linux-based open source operating system for Google Pixel and Nexus smartphones developed by Google and the Open Handheld Alliance OHA.Qualcomm WLAN Host is one of the Qualcomm WLAN Host is a wireless LAN component. A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in...

Enrolling Android device without using user's google account to configure device

Enrolling Android device without using user's google account to configure device...

iPhone Hacking Campaign Using MDM Software Is Broader Than Previously Known

India-linked highly targeted mobile malware campaign, first unveiled two weeks ago, has been found to be part of a broader campaign targeting multiple platforms, including windows devices and possibly Android as well. As reported in our previous article, earlier this month researchers at Talos...

Default credentials

An issue was discovered in Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central before 100251. By leveraging access to a log file, a context-dependent attacker can obtain depending on the modules configured the Base64 encoded Password/Username of AD accounts, the cleartext Password/Username and mail settings of the...

CVE-2018-11717: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

An issue was discovered in Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central before 100251. By leveraging access to a log file, a context-dependent attacker can obtain depending on the modules configured the Base64 encoded Password/Username of AD accounts, the cleartext Password/Username and mail settings of the...

RAMpage Attack Explained—Exploiting RowHammer On Android Again!

A team of security researchers has discovered a new set of techniques that could allow hackers to bypass all kind of present mitigations put in place to prevent DMA-based Rowhammer attacks against Android devices. Dubbed RAMpage, the new technique CVE-2018-9442 could re-enable an unprivileged...

Malicious App Infects 60,000 Android Devices – But Still Saves Their Batteries

UPDATE A battery-saving app that also allows attackers to snatch text messages and read sensitive log data has been downloaded by more than 60,000 Android devices so far. But what’s unique about the attack, according to the researchers at RiskIQ who discovered it, is that it holds true to its...

Google Android Qualcomm Snapdragon display engine privilege access control vulnerability

Android on Google Pixel and Nexus is a Linux-based open source operating system for Google Pixel and Nexus smartphones developed by Google Inc. and the Open Handset Alliance OHA.The Qualcomm Snapdragon The Qualcomm Snapdragon display engine is one of the display engine components. A privilege...

Android Qualcomm WIGIG Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Android on Google Pixel and Nexus is an open source Linux-based operating system for the Google Pixel and Nexus smartphones developed by Google Inc. and the Open Handheld Alliance OHA.Qualcomm WIGIG is one of the Gigabit Wireless WiFi component. A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Qualcomm...