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Apple and Wifi Hotspot Credentials Management Vulnerability
This vulnerability was published to the OWASP Mobile Security list as a research paper by Andreas Kurtz, Daniel Metz and Felix Freiling. See "Cracking iOS personal hotspots using a Scrabble crossword game word list,"...
Lookout Mobile Security contains a denial-of-service vulnerability
Overview Lookout Mobile Security version 8.14.1-7fe5f1, and possibly earlier versions, contains a denial-of-service vulnerability. Description Lookout Mobile Security version 8.14.1-7fe5f1 crashes if an intent is sent to com.lookout.security.ScanTell with no arguments. --- Impact A malicious...
LG Android Backup Software Vulnerable to Root Exploit
A vulnerability in backup software installed on some LG Android smartphones could enable an attacker with access to the device to gain root privileges. Sprite Software’s AndroidBackup tool is installed by OEM on a number of LG Optimus, Mach, Lollipop, and Prada devices. The backup tool, in...
The Need For Threat-Centric Security
Defenders are at an asymmetric disadvantage when it comes to defending their networks. Attackers spend every minute of their day focused exclusively on penetrating your network to accomplish their mission…and opportunities abound. Today’s modern networks go beyond the walls of the enterprise to...
CALL FOR PAPERS - The Hackers Conference 2013
The call for papers for The Hackers Conference 2013 is now open. THC2013 is a hacker conference taking place in New Delhi, India on August 25th, 2013. The Hackers Conference is an unique event, where the best of minds in the hacking world, leaders in the information security industry and the cybe...
CALL FOR PAPERS - The Hackers Conference 2013
The call for papers for The Hackers Conference 2013 is now open. THC2013 is a hacker conference taking place in New Delhi, India on August 25th, 2013. The Hackers Conference is an unique event, where the best of minds in the hacking world, leaders in the information security industry and the cybe...
CVE-2013-0122
The avast! Mobile Security application before 2.0.4400 for Android allows attackers to cause a denial of service application crash via a crafted application that sends an intent to com.avast.android.mobilesecurity.app.scanner.DeleteFileActivity with zero arguments...
CVE-2013-0122
The avast! Mobile Security application before 2.0.4400 for Android allows attackers to cause a denial of service application crash via a crafted application that sends an intent to com.avast.android.mobilesecurity.app.scanner.DeleteFileActivity with zero arguments...
Code injection
The avast! Mobile Security application before 2.0.4400 for Android allows attackers to cause a denial of service application crash via a crafted application that sends an intent to com.avast.android.mobilesecurity.app.scanner.DeleteFileActivity with zero arguments...
CVE-2013-0122
The avast! Mobile Security application before 2.0.4400 for Android allows attackers to cause a denial of service application crash via a crafted application that sends an intent to com.avast.android.mobilesecurity.app.scanner.DeleteFileActivity with zero arguments...
CVE-2013-0122
The CVE-2013-0122 entry concerns avast! Mobile Security for Android (pre-2.0.4400). A crafted intent sent to com.avast.android.mobilesecurity.app.scanner.DeleteFileActivity with zero arguments crashes the app, causing a denial-of-service (partial availability impact) and effectively disabling the...
PT-2013-2109
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions avast! Mobile Security versions prior to 2.0.4400 Description The issue allows attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in an application crash. This can be achieved by sending an intent to the...
CVE-2013-0122: Improper Input Validation
The avast! Mobile Security application before 2.0.4400 for Android allows attackers to cause a denial of service application crash via a crafted application that sends an intent to com.avast.android.mobilesecurity.app.scanner.DeleteFileActivity with zero arguments...
'BadNews' Android Malware downloaded up to 9 million times
It appears as if another malware scare has come to Android. Lookout Security said on Friday that it has discovered a new family of malware called BadNews. Malware that avoided detection and made its way onto the Google Play store has been downloaded around 9 million times by users from all over t...
KIK Messenger Password Disclosure
KIK Messenger stores password in plain text This is the conclusion of Mobile Security Company, a Dutch organisation specialized in security audits of mobile applications. The username and password are stored in the com.kik.chat.plist file. This file can be viewed on a jailbroken device or when...
avast! Mobile Security Android application denial-of-service vulnerability
Overview avast! Mobile Security Android application version 2.0.3587, and possibly earlier versions, contains a denial-of-service vulnerability. Description avast! Mobile Security version 2.0.3587 crashes if an Intent is sent to com.avast.android.mobilesecurity.app.scanner.DeleteFileActivity with...
Malicious Infrared X-Ray Android app infecting users in Japan
Researchers are already warning that malware authors developing more sophisticated attack techniques for mobile devices, using encryption and randomization or hiding malicious code in image files. As analyzed by Symantec a malicious Infrared X-Ray Android application, attempting to lure Android...
Critical iOS vulnerability in Configuration Profiles pose malware threat
Israeli mobile security start-up Skycure has exposed a vulnerability that could allow hackers to control and spy on iPhones. A major security vulnerability for iOS configuration profiles pose malware threat. The vulnerability affects a file known as mobileconf files, which are used by cell phone...
Cyber security scenario according to WebSense
It's time of stocktaking, principal security firm are proposing their analysis to synthesize actual situation on cyber security, 2012 is widely considered a year when the malware has increased significantly thanks to the contributions of various actors that we will analyze shortly. WebSense has...