CVE-2013-6282

The 1 getuser and 2 putuser API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the v6k and v7 ARM platforms do not validate certain addresses, which allows attackers to read or modify the contents of arbitrary kernel memory locations via a crafted application, as exploited in the wild against...

Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook Discuss the Diffie-Hellman News, the Security of Android Devices, and More

Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook discuss the news of the week – how a weakness in the Diffie-Hellman protocol could be the key to breaking crypto, a paper that claims 85 percent of Android devices contain at least one critical vulnerability, and the Netgear debacle. Download: newswrap10-16-15.mp3 Musi...

Kemoge Malicious Adware Campaign

Google has been busy removing a number of apps from Google Play that are disguised as popular selections that are actually pushing what starts out as adware but eventually turns more malicious. Google has already yanked down a file-transfer app called ShareIt, developed by Zhang Long of China, wh...

Newphoria Auction Camera Application Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Newphoria Auction Camerafor for iOS and Android is a suite of online video preview and recording applications for iOS and Android platforms from Newphoria Japan. A security restriction bypass vulnerability exists in the Newphoria Auction Camera application. Allows an attacker to bypass URL...

NTT Broadband Platform Japan Connected-free Wi-Fi Application Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

NTT Broadband Platform Japan Connected-free Wi-Fi application for Android and iOS is a suite of Android and iOS-based applications from NTT Broadband Platform Japan for finding and automatically connecting to nearby free Wi-Fi in Japan. free Wi-Fi application for Android and iOS by NTT Broadband...

Google Stagefright Media Playback Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CNVD-2015-05025)

Stagefright is a media playback service for Android, introduced since version 2.2 Froyo. A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the Google Stagefright Media Playback Engine, which can be exploited by an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of an affected device...

Google Stagefright Media Playback Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CNVD-2015-05027)

Stagefright is a media playback service for Android, introduced since version 2.2 Froyo. A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the Google Stagefright Media Playback Engine, which can be exploited by an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of an affected device...

Change to Lollipop Encryption Policy May Not Have Much Effect, Experts Say

Google has made a subtle, but important, shift in the requirements for Android handset makers, saying now that OEMs manufacturing phones that will run Lollipop do not have to enable disk encryption by default. This is a major change from the company’s stated position from just a few months ago, b...

Hackers Can Remotely Install Malware Apps to Your Android Device

Security researchers have warned of a pair of vulnerabilities in the Google Play Store that could allow cyber crooks to install and launch malicious applications remotely on Android devices. Tod Beardsley, technical lead for the Metasploit Framework at Rapid7 warns that an X-Frame-Options XFO...

Denial of Service Vulnerability in Multiple Android Devices

Wi-Fi Direct supports one-to-one connectivity for multiple devices at the same time, and the Wi-Fi Direct standard will support all Wi-Fi devices. A denial of service vulnerability exists in multiple Android Devices, allowing attackers to launch denial of service attacks...

CVE-2014-7253

FUJITSU F-12C, ARROWS Tab LTE F-01D, ARROWS Kiss F-03D, and REGZA Phone T-01D for Android allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors...

Multiple improper data validation vulnerabilities in Syslink driver for Texas Instruments OMAP mobile processors

Overview The Syslink driver for OMAP mobile processors contained in Android devices contain mulitple improper data validation vulerabilities. The OMAP mobile processor provided by Texas Instruments is used in some Android tablets, smartphones and other devices. The Syslink driver for some OMAP...

NSA-Approved Samsung Knox Stores PIN in Cleartext

A security researcher has tossed a giant bucket of ice water on Samsung’s thumbs up from the NSA approving use of certain Galaxy devices within in the agency. The NSA’s blessing, given under the agency’s Commercial Solutions for Classified Program, meant that the Samsung Galaxy 4, 5 and Galaxy No...

Security Advisory - Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability on Huawei Android Devices

Android version 4.1.1 - 4.4.2 is prone to a remote security bypass vulnerability CVE-2013-6272: A vulnerability in the Android system allows an attacker to initiate or terminate arbitrary calls without the callphone permission. After investigation， we confirm that some Huawei smartphone and table...

[oss-security] CVE-2014-1739: Kernel Infoleak vulnerability in,media_enum_entities()

Hi, We found an infoleak vulnerability in the ioctl mediaenumentities that allows to disclose 200 bytes the kernel process' stack. The vulnerability is exploitable on versions up to linux-3.15-rc3 by local users with read access to /dev/media0. Linux distributions ship with chmod 600 /dev/media0...

Google Play Store Update Allows Apps to Silently Gain Control of Your Device

Google just made a huge change to the way application permissions work on Android devices which has left a potential door open to malicious app developers and hackers. Google narrows down Android's 145 permissions into 13 broad categories and groups app permissions into 'groups of related...

CVE-2013-6282

The 1 getuser and 2 putuser API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the v6k and v7 ARM platforms do not validate certain addresses, which allows attackers to read or modify the contents of arbitrary kernel memory locations via a crafted application, as exploited in the wild against...

CVE-2013-6282

The 1 getuser and 2 putuser API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the v6k and v7 ARM platforms do not validate certain addresses, which allows attackers to read or modify the contents of arbitrary kernel memory locations via a crafted application, as exploited in the wild against...

CVE-2013-6282

The 1 getuser and 2 putuser API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the v6k and v7 ARM platforms do not validate certain addresses, which allows attackers to read or modify the contents of arbitrary kernel memory locations via a crafted application, as exploited in the wild against...

CVE-2013-6282

The 1 getuser and 2 putuser API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the v6k and v7 ARM platforms do not validate certain addresses, which allows attackers to read or modify the contents of arbitrary kernel memory locations via a crafted application, as exploited in the wild against...