Android OS Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

The vold volume manager daemon in Android kernel trusts messages from a PFNETLINK socket, which allows an attacker to execute code and gain root privileges. This vulnerability is associated with GingerBreak and Exploit.AndroidOS.Lotoor...

VulnCheck KEV: CVE-2011-1823

The vold volume manager daemon in Android kernel trusts messages from a PFNETLINK socket, which allows an attacker to execute code and gain root privileges. This vulnerability is associated with GingerBreak and Exploit.AndroidOS.Lotoor...

Legacy Native Malware in Angry Birds Space to pwn your Android !

Legacy Native Malware in Angry Birds Space to pwn your Android A new malware threatens phones and tablets running Google's OS by hiding inside a copy of the popular game. Researchers at the mobile security firm Lookout identified the reworked malware as Legacy Native LeNa, which poses as a...

New Android Malware Variant Can Remotely Root Phone

A new version of Android malware has been tweaked so it doesn’t require user interaction for an attacker to own the device, according to research published by Lookout Mobile Security yesterday. An updated variant of the Legacy Native LeNa malware utilizes the GingerBreak exploit to gain root...

Researchers Discover Android Mobile Botnet 100k Strong

A newly discovered malicious application circulating on third party Android markets in China has created a botnet that contains more than 100,000 compromised devices, researchers report. Researchers from North Carolina State University and Symantec say the malware, dubbed RootStrap NC State...

Android.Bmaster Exploits root access to connect to Botnet

Android.Bmaster Exploits root access to connect to Botnet A new piece of Android malware named Android.Bmaster, first highlighted by researcher Xuxian Jiang at North Carolina State University, was uncovered on a third-party marketplace and is bundled with a legitimate application for configuring...

CVE-2011-1823

The CVE-2011-1823 entry concerns the vold volume manager daemon in Android (Android 3.0 and 2.x up to 2.3.4). The vulnerability arises from trusting PF_NETLINK messages, enabling a local attacker to execute arbitrary code and gain root privileges via a negative index that bypasses a maximum-only ...