CVE-2018-10751

A malformed OMACP WAP push message can cause memory corruption on a Samsung S7 Edge device when processing the String Extension portion of the WbXml payload. This is due to an integer overflow in memory allocation for this string. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-11463...

CVE-2017-17158

The CVE-2017-17158 entry concerns Huawei smartphones (Berlin-L21HNC185B381; Prague-AL00A/B/C/TL00 variants) with an information-exposure vulnerability. The issue arises when a user’s phone connects to a malicious charging device; via specially crafted messages, an unauthenticated attacker may tri...

Sending Inaudible Commands to Voice Assistants

Researchers have demonstrated the ability to send inaudible commands to voice assistants like Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant. Over the last two years, researchers in China and the United States have begun demonstrating that they can send hidden commands that are undetectable to the human ear t...

Google Makes it Mandatory for OEMs to Roll Out Android Security Updates Regularly

Security of Android devices has been a nightmare since its inception, and the biggest reason being is that users don't receive latest security patch updates regularly. Precisely, it's your device manufacturer Android OEMs actually who takes time to roll out security patches for your devices and...

Supply-Chain Security

Earlier this month, the Pentagon stopped selling phones made by the Chinese companies ZTE and Huawei on military bases because they might be used to spy on their users. It's a legitimate fear, and perhaps a prudent action. But it's just one instance of the much larger issue of securing our supply...

Severe Keyboard Flaws in LG Smartphones Allow Remote Code Execution

LG has patched two severe vulnerabilities that reside in the default keyboard on all mainstream LG smartphones, including its flagship handsets; the flaws could be used to remotely execute code with elevated privileges. LG’s update also includes a fix for a critical Android issue, from Google. Th...

WhatsApp Group Video Call and Instagram Video Chat Are Coming Soon

Facebook announced a whole lot of new features at its 2018 Facebook F8 developers conference, including Dating on Facebook, letting users clear their web browsing history, real-time language translation within Messenger, and many more. Besides announcing exciting features for its social media...

SQLi, XSS zero-days expose Belkin IoT devices, Android smartphones

LONDON, UK – Research director Scott Tenaglia and lead research engineer Joe Tanen detailed the vulnerabilities during their ‘Breaking BHAD: Abusing Belkin Home Automation devices’ talk at the Black Hat Europe conference in London last Friday. The zero-day flaws specifically relate to Belkin’s...

Code injection

Huawei AppGallery versions before 8.0.4.301 has an arbitrary Javascript running vulnerability. An attacker may set up a malicious network environment and trick user into accessing a malicious web page to bypass the whitelist mechanism, which make the malicious Javascript loaded and run in the sma...

CVE-2018-7932

Huawei AppGallery versions before 8.0.4.301 has an arbitrary Javascript running vulnerability. An attacker may set up a malicious network environment and trick user into accessing a malicious web page to bypass the whitelist mechanism, which make the malicious Javascript loaded and run in the sma...

Security Advisory - Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Inputhub Driver of Huawei Smart Phone

The inputhub driver of some Huawei mobile phones has a buffer overflow vulnerability due to the lack of parameter validation. An attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious APP and the APP may sends specific data to the inputhub driver to exploit this vulnerablity, successful exploit could...

New Android Malware Secretly Records Phone Calls and Steals Private Data

Security researchers at Cisco Talos have uncovered variants of a new Android Trojan that are being distributed in the wild disguising as a fake anti-virus application, dubbed "Naver Defender." Dubbed KevDroid, the malware is a remote administration tool RAT designed to steal sensitive information...

smartphone-tipps.de XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-594618 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| smartphone-tipps.de Open Bug Bounty Program:| Create your bounty program now. It's open and free. Vulnerable Application:| Custom Code Vulnerability Type:| XSS Cross Site Scripting / CWE-79 CVSSv3 Score:| 6.1...

smartphone-ec.net XSS vulnerability

Open Bug Bounty ID: OBB-594580 Description| Value ---|--- Affected Website:| smartphone-ec.net Open Bug Bounty Program:| Create your bounty program now. It's open and free. Vulnerable Application:| Custom Code Vulnerability Type:| XSS Cross Site Scripting / CWE-79 CVSSv3 Score:| 6.1...

Nextcloud: Extremly simple way to bypass Nextcloud-Client PIN/Fingerprint lock

I'm sorry for my bad English, I'm German How to reproduce this security bug. Step 1: Take a normal Android smartphone maybe it also works on iOS, but I have not tested it yet. Step 2: Install the official nextcloud-client. Step 3: Set up nextcloud: Open the nextcloud app, tap on "Skip", enter the...

You down with P2P? 10 tips to secure your mobile payment app

If you look at the figures, you cannot deny that the eCommerce industry is steadily growing. More and more people are doing their shopping online, not only for products and services geared toward the use of technologies and the Internet, but also for items previously only found in brick and morta...

A week in security (March 19 – March 25)

Last week, we looked at the growing problem of smartphone addiction, how link rot is continually slicing down portions of the web, and the theft of our intellectual property. We also explored the landscape of DDoS problems, and tackled a Stephen Hawking 419 scam. Other news What can only really b...

Out-of-bounds

Some Huawei Smartphones with software of VNS-L21AUTC555B141 have an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. Due to the lack string terminator of string, an attacker tricks a user into installing a malicious application, and the application can exploit the vulnerability and make attacker to read out of...

Investors concerned about smartphone addiction; Apple responds with new webpage

Hot on the heels of an open letter from investors urging Apple to do more to protect children from smartphone addiction, the tech giant has recently dedicated a page on their website to families. The "Families" page, which can be accessed at apple.com/families, contains tools parents can use to s...

Pre-Installed Malware Found On 5 Million Popular Android Phones

Security researchers have discovered a massive continuously growing malware campaign that has already infected nearly 5 million mobile devices worldwide. Dubbed RottenSys, the malware that disguised as a 'System Wi-Fi service' app came pre-installed on millions of brand new smartphones manufactur...