Multiple Command Execution Vulnerabilities in Smartphone Pentest Framework

Advisory ID: HTB23127 Product: Smartphone Pentest Framework SPF Vendor: Bulb Security LLC Vulnerable Versions: 0.1.3, 0.1.4 and probably prior Tested Versions: 0.1.3, 0.1.4 Vendor Notification: November 19, 2012 Public Disclosure: December 10, 2012 Vulnerability Type: OS Command Injection CWE-78...

Smartphone Pentest Framework - Multiple Remote Command Execution Vulnerabilities

Smartphone Pentest Framework - Multiple Remote Command Execution Vulnerabilities source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56881/info Smartphone Pentest Framework is prone to multiple remote command-execution vulnerabilities. Remote attackers can exploit these issues to execute arbitrary commands...

Smartphone Pentest Framework - Multiple Remote Command Execution Vulnerabilities

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56881/info Smartphone Pentest Framework is prone to multiple remote command-execution vulnerabilities. Remote attackers can exploit these issues to execute arbitrary commands within the context of the vulnerable application to gain root access. This may...

GPS based tracking service provided by Samsung vulnerable to thieves

Samsung which is currently believed to the highest Smartphones Seller in the World is now providing a Remote tracking solution in all its smartphones to Track the lost phone with the name "Samsung Dive". The Service is based on the Architecture which primarily acquires precise location of the sma...

GPS based tracking service provided by Samsung vulnerable to thieves

Samsung which is currently believed to the highest Smartphones Seller in the World is now providing a Remote tracking solution in all its smartphones to Track the lost phone with the name "Samsung Dive". The Service is based on the Architecture which primarily acquires precise location of the sma...

Multiple Command Execution Vulnerabilities in Smartphone Pentest Framework (SPF)

High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab discovered multiple command execution vulnerabilities in Smartphone Pentest Framework SPF web-based GUI, which could be exploited to get control over a pentester's machine remotely. Similar vulnerabilities were discovered...

Japanese Android developers arrested for infecting 10 million users

Japanese police arrested five mobile applications developers for creating and embedding a virus into smartphone applications. According to The Metropolitan Police Department, Intial reports said that about 90,000 smartphones users were infected with a virus lurking in applications they downloaded...

Android Adware abusing permissions, Collecting more than they need

So you just bought a new Android-based smartphone, what comes next? What else but the most exciting part downloading the right apps to boost its functionality. Android gives you the freedom to personalize your device, which has made it attractive to those who want their smartphones to be as uniqu...

Multiple Vulnerabilities in Smartphone Pentest Framework (SPF)

High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab discovered multiple vulnerabilities in Smartphone Pentest Framework SPF web-based GUI, which could be exploited to get control over a pentester's machine. The research was inspired by the vulnerability found by Jon Passki http://osvdb.org/85873. Even if the...

French Android Malware writer Arrested for stealing $653700

A French hacker has been arrested for spreading a virus through fake smartphone applications. Prosecutors say he stole tiny sums from 17,000 people, amassing about 500,000 euros £405,000 since 2011. Working from the basement of his parents' home in Amiens, France, he created malicious software th...

Infographic: Veracode on Mobile Security and Protecting Your Device

Veracode have put out another snazzy infographic, this time to help illustrate the mobile computing boom of the last few years. To accompany the BYOD Bring Your Own Device policy that’s becoming commonplace in offices around the world, the web security firm uses two characters, Joe Worker and Joe...

Security flaw in 3G could allow anyone to track your smartphone

New privacy threats have been uncovered by security researchers that could allow every device operating on 3G networks to be tracked, according to research from the University of Birmingham with collaboration from the Technical University of Berlin. Researchers said that standard off-the-shelf...

Most Smartphone Users Consider Privacy When Vetting Apps

Cellphone owners now account for 88 percent of the U.S. population, of which some 43 percent say they download applications on their phones. Among these ‘app users,’ 57 percent told the Pew Internet and American Life Project that they have either uninstalled existing applications or made the...

MatrixDAR - First Military Grade Encryption for Android

AuthenTec, a leading provider of mobile and network security, today introduced a new security offering that provides military-grade encryption to data stored on today's Android smartphones and tablets without sacrificing device performance. AuthenTec's MatrixDARTM for Android meets the stringent...

Video: Locking Down iOS

Considering the rapid proliferation of smartpones and tablets and the vast wealth of personal and financial data many of us store on them, it is increasingly important that we find ways of securing our mobile devices. With that in mind, we decided there was no better way to kick-off a series of...

Android Hackers will demonstrate Fully loaded Spying Applications & Mobile Botnet

This Sunday, The Capital , New Delhi plays host to an International The Hackers Conference where blackhat hackers will discuss the challenges of cyber safety with security agencies. Your Smartphone is an always-on and always-connected digital extension of your life which will be used by attackers...

Android Clickjacking Rootkit Demonstrated

Android Clickjacking Rootkit Demonstrated Mobile security researchers have identified an aspect of Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich and earlier models that clickjacking rootkits could exploit. Researchers at NC State in the US have developed a proof-of-concept prototype rootkit that attacks the...

zAnti Pentester's Worldcup tournament open for Hackers

zAnti Pentester's Worldcup tournament open for Hackers Today is a great day to be a security enthusiastic since Zimperium kicked off the first ever penetration testing tournament. — Welcome to the Pentester's Worldcup! Zimperium, a mobile security software start-up was founded by Itzhak "Zuk"...

Security Veterans Score Funding for New Startup Bluebox

Many people would consider themselves lucky to be a part of one successful start-up company, but for a select group of entrepreneurs, engineers and executives, that’s just the beginning. Such is the case for the team behind new mobile security firm Bluebox, a stealth-mode company that counts SPI...

Are You 'Siri-less'? Security Firm Urges Closer Look at Popular Personal Assistant App

The Finland-based security firm F-Secure is warning companies to beware of Siri, the voice-activated personal assistant app that last month was banned by IBM for security purposes. The potential for Siri-based data disclosures was cited at a Helsinki press conference, in which F-Secure’s vice...