Code injection

The MessageStatusReceiver service in the AndroidManifest.XML in Android 5.1.1 and earlier allows local users to alter sent/received statuses of SMS and MMS messages without the associated "WRITESMS" permission...

CVE-2015-3840

The MessageStatusReceiver service in the AndroidManifest.XML in Android 5.1.1 and earlier allows local users to alter sent/received statuses of SMS and MMS messages without the associated "WRITESMS" permission...

CVE-2015-3840

CVE-2015-3840 affects Android 5.1.1 and earlier via the MessageStatusReceiver service in the AndroidManifest.xml. The vulnerability lets local users alter the sent/received status of SMS and MMS messages without requiring the WRITE_SMS permission. This is a local-privilege-impacting issue affecti...

Google Removes Two Ztorg Trojans from Play Marketplace

Google, for the second time this month, has removed malicious apps from Google Play that could have laid the groundwork for an attacker to root infected devices. A researcher with Kaspersky Lab on Tuesday described how attackers managed to evade settings set in place by Google Play’s VerifyApps...

Ztorg: from rooting to SMS

I've been monitoring Google Play Store for new Ztorg Trojans since September 2016, and have so far found several dozen new malicious apps. All of them were rooting malware that used exploits to gain root rights on the infected device. Then, in the second half of May 2017 I found one that wasn't...

CalAmp LMU-3030 devices may not authenticate SMS interface

Overview OBD-II devices are used to provide telematics information for managers of fleets of vehicles. One type of device, manufactured by CalAmp, has an SMS text message interface. We have found multiple deployments where no password was configured for this interface by the integrator / reseller...

Car Backdoor Maker: CBM

Car Backdoor Maker For the first time, a hardware backdoor tool is presented having several advanced features, such as: remote control via SMS commands, automated launch of attack payloads at a GPS location or when a specific car status is reached; and a configuration interface that allows users ...

TippingPoint Threat Intelligence and Zero-Day Coverage – Week of May 29, 2017

“Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.” It’s not exactly clear how Murphy’s Law originated, but it seems to always make an appearance at the one time you can’t afford for anything to go wrong. Your laptop starts to malfunction right as you need to finish a project this happened to yours truly...

Cyber Crime Gang Arrested for Infecting Over 1 Million Phones with Banking Trojan

The Russian Interior Ministry announced on Monday the arrest of 20 individuals from a major cybercriminal gang that had stolen nearly $900,000 from bank accounts after infecting over one million Android smartphones with a mobile Trojan called "CronBot." Russian Interior Ministry representative Ri...

Verizon Patches XSS Issues in its Messaging Client

Verizon late last year patched a vulnerability in its Message+ messaging client that could have allowed an attacker to take over a session and possibly extend their reach into a user’s account management settings. Researcher Randy Westergren yesterday disclosed some details on the bug, which coul...

Cuvva: No rate limiting at POST /2/2017-05-22/send_identifier_token

SUMMARY ---------- Hello, while testing your api I have noticed that the request at POST /2/2017-05-22/sendidentifiertoken does not have any rate limiting made about 60-70 requests and this actually sens an SMS when the type is mobilephone. I agree, this is not a very big issue, but all endpoints...

BAIC's Android app has a CAPTCHA design flaw

BAIC Android app is an online mobile service software. A CAPTCHA design vulnerability exists in the BAIC Android app. The vulnerability is caused due to the captcha being transmitted in clear text and without conditional restrictions. With the password recovery feature, an attacker can continuous...

Metasploit Wrapup, 4.14.4 through 4.14.11

Editor's Note: While this edition of the Metasploit Wrapup is a little late my fault, sorry, we're super excited that it's our first ever Metasploit Wrapup to be authored by an non-Rapid7 contributor. We'd like to thank claudijd -long-time Metasploit contributor, Mozilla security wrangler, and...

Fake SMS - Dynamic Code Loading, External URLs, Suspicious files vulnerabilities

HackApp vulnerability scanner discovered that application Fake SMS published at the 'play' market has multiple vulnerabilities...

Jiangcheng Yi Bicycle Android APP cell phone SMS verification function has any cell phone number login vulnerability

Jiangcheng Easy Bike Android APP is a local intelligent public bicycle rental system for Wuhan. There is an arbitrary cell phone number login vulnerability in the SMS verification function of Jiangcheng Yi Bicycle Android APP. This allows an attacker to log in to another person's account by simpl...

Google just discovered a dangerous Android Spyware that went undetected for 3 Years

An Android version of one of the most sophisticated mobile spyware has been discovered that remained undetected for at least three years due to its smart self-destruction capabilities. Dubbed Chrysaor, the Android spyware has been used in targeted attacks against activists and journalists mostly ...

List of hotfixes and updates that are contained in System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 2

Lists Microsoft Knowledge Base KB articles that describe the hotfixes and updates that are contained in Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Service Pack 2 SP2.INTRODUCTIONThis article lists Microsoft Knowledge Base KB articles that describe the hotfixes and updates that are contain...

DOBBY Pocket Drone Android App Signature Has Arbitrary Password Reset Vulnerability

Zero Intelligent Control Beijing Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. is committed to becoming the world's top supplier of intelligent aircraft products and intelligent drone total solutions.DOBBY Pocket Drone is one of the company's products. There is an arbitrary password reset vulnerability in the...

Default configuration

Due to a lack of authentication, an unauthenticated user who knows the Eview EV-07S GPS Tracker's phone number can revert the device to a factory default configuration with an SMS command, "RESET!"...

CVE-2017-5237

Due to a lack of authentication, an unauthenticated user who knows the Eview EV-07S GPS Tracker's phone number can revert the device to a factory default configuration with an SMS command, "RESET!"...