IRCCloud: [IRCCloud Android] Theft of arbitrary files leading to token leakage

Bug description Hi, I'd like to report a vulnerability which allows to theft arbitrary protected files and as a result takeover account, because all tokens will be leaked, similar to my bug reported to Harvest https://hackerone.com/reports/161710 This one is really tricky, passed two days to...

Fraud Detection in Pokémon Go

I play Pokémon Go. There, I've admitted it. One of the interesting aspects of the game I've been watching is how the game's publisher, Niantic, deals with cheaters. There are three basic types of cheating in Pokémon Go. The first is botting, where a computer plays the game instead of a person. Th...

IRCCloud: [IRCCloud Android] Opening arbitrary URLs/XSS in SAMLAuthActivity

Hi, I'd like to report a bug which allow to open arbitrary URLs in com.irccloud.android.activity.SAMLAuthActivity This activity is exported: xml it means that it can be accessed by any third-party apps installed on the same device. On the newest Androids it also could be exploited by Android...

Play Protect: Android’s new security system is now available

Play Protect, a security suite for Android devices, was originally introduced in mid-May of this year during the Google I/O conference. And in just a couple of months, the tech giant has made it available for all their mobile users. Play Protect is the amalgamation of Google’s Android security...

Android WiFi Denial of Service Vulnerability

Android is a Linux-based open source operating system developed by Google Inc. and the Open Handheld Consortium. A denial of service vulnerability exists in Android WiFi. The vulnerability arises due to the system-level Intent mechanism "com.android.server.WifiManager.action.DEVICEIDLE" in...

Android System Clock Alert Elimination Vulnerability

Android is a Linux-based open source operating system developed by Google Inc. and the Open Handheld Consortium. A security vulnerability exists in the Android System Clock Alert. The vulnerability is caused by the system-level Intent mechanism "com.android.deskclock.ALARMDISMISS" in...

Android Dialog Denial of Service Vulnerability

Android is a Linux-based open source operating system developed by Google Inc. and the Open Handheld Consortium. A denial of service vulnerability exists in the Android system dialog. The vulnerability is caused by the system-level Intent mechanism "android.intent.action.CLOSESYSTEMDIALOGS" in...

Android Emergency Dialing Initiation Vulnerability

Android is a Linux-based open source operating system developed by Google Inc. and the Open Handheld Consortium. A security vulnerability exists in Android's emergency dialing activation feature. The vulnerability is caused by the system-level Intent mechanism...

CVE-2016-10137

An issue was discovered on BLU R1 HD devices with Shanghai Adups software. The content provider named com.adups.fota.sysoper.provider.InfoProvider in the app with a package name of com.adups.fota.sysoper allows any app on the device to read, write, and delete files as the system user. In the...

CVE-2016-10138

An issue was discovered on BLU Advance 5.0 and BLU R1 HD devices with Shanghai Adups software. The com.adups.fota.sysoper app is installed as a system app and cannot be disabled by the user. In the com.adups.fota.sysoper app's AndroidManifest.xml file, it sets the android:sharedUserId attribute t...

CVE-2016-10135

An issue was discovered on LG devices using the MTK chipset with L5.0/5.1, M6.0/6.0.1, and N7.0 software, and RCA Voyager Tablet, BLU Advance 5.0, and BLU R1 HD devices. The MTKLogger app with a package name of com.mediatek.mtklogger has application components that are accessible to any applicati...

Design/Logic Flaw

An issue was discovered on BLU R1 HD devices with Shanghai Adups software. The content provider named com.adups.fota.sysoper.provider.InfoProvider in the app with a package name of com.adups.fota.sysoper allows any app on the device to read, write, and delete files as the system user. In the...

Design/Logic Flaw

An issue was discovered on BLU Advance 5.0 and BLU R1 HD devices with Shanghai Adups software. The com.adups.fota.sysoper app is installed as a system app and cannot be disabled by the user. In the com.adups.fota.sysoper app's AndroidManifest.xml file, it sets the android:sharedUserId attribute t...

OAuth 2.0 Hack Exposes 1 Billion Mobile Apps to Account Hijacking

Third-party applications that allow single sign-on via Facebook and Google and support the OAuth 2.0 protocol, are exposed to account hijacking. Three Chinese University of Hong Kong researchers presented at Black Hat EU last week a paper called “Signing into One Billion Mobile LApp Accounts...

Connected Cars' Cybersecurity Falls Short

As automakers rush to market connected cars to feed drivers hungry for collision avoidance systems and self-parking features, security experts are urging the industry to pump its brakes and prioritize the their cars’ cyber defenses. In a report released Tuesday by IDC and the security firm...

Hey, Apple User! Check If You are also Affected by the Sparkle Vulnerability

A pair of new security vulnerabilities has been discovered in the framework used by a wide variety of Mac apps leaves them open to Man-in-the-Middle MitM attacks. The framework in question is Sparkle that a large number of third-party OS X apps, including Camtasia, uTorrent, Duet Display and...

Good Technology Authentication Insecure Coupling

---------------------------------------------------------------- v1 - modzero Security Advisory: Insecure application-coupling in Good Authentication Delegation MZ-15-03 ---------------------------------------------------------------------...

Apple iOS Sandbox Bypass Sensitive Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CNVD-2015-02305)

Apple iOS is the latest operating system that runs on Apple's iPhone and iPod touch devices. An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Apple iOS Handling Third-Party App Sandbox, which allows attackers to exploit the vulnerability to maliciously access phone numbers or EMAIL contact...

The Snappening — Snapchat Hacker Threatens to Leak thousands of Images

The waves of celebrities photos have not yet stopped completely, and a new privacy threat has emerged exposing tens of thousands of private photographs and videos of innocent users are circulating over the Internet. The personal image that are believed to be sent through Snapchat — the ephemeral...

Facebook Rolling Out Privacy Checkup for Users

Facebook has launched a new tool to help you better manage sharing your information and postings on the social network among your friends and the public at-large. The social networking giant on Thursday rolled out its "Privacy Checkup" tool that will help its more than 1.2 billion users to audit...