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Security Update Patches 13 Android Vulnerabilities Discovered by Trend Micro

  • Posted on:November 1, 2016 at 2:00 am
  • Posted in:Mobile, Vulnerabilities
  • Author:
    Trend Micro
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Mobile threats are trending upward, with vulnerability exploits gaining traction. The silver lining? More of these vulnerabilities are also disclosed, analyzed and detected. This helps better mitigate Android devices from zero-days and malware, enabling OEMs/vendors to more proactively respond to these threats. This is echoed by our continuous initiatives on Android vulnerability research: from June to August 2016, for instance, we’ve discovered and disclosed 13 vulnerabilities to Google. Their real-world impact ranges from battery drainage and unauthorized capture of photos, videos, and audio recordings, to system data leakage and remote control. This is on top of 16 other security flaws we’ve uncovered that were cited in Android/Google’s security bulletins from January to September this year.

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Tags: androidmobile vulnerabilitiesQualcomm

Android Security Update Includes Fix for Stagefright Vulnerabilities Discovered by Trend Micro

  • Posted on:October 15, 2015 at 9:49 am
  • Posted in:Mobile, Vulnerabilities
  • Author:
    Seven Shen (Mobile Threats Analyst)
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The discovery of the first Stagefright vulnerability last July is turning out to be just the beginning of many security concerns for Android users. The latest Nexus security bulletin released earlier this month includes updates for 15 remote code execution vulnerabilities related to libstagefright, all tagged as critical. We discovered four of the mentioned vulnerabilities…

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Tags: androidGooglelibstagefrightmobile threatsmobile vulnerabilitiesstagefright

Trend Micro Discovers Vulnerability That Renders Android Devices Silent

  • Posted on:July 29, 2015 at 2:05 am
  • Posted in:Mobile, Vulnerabilities
  • Author:
    Wish Wu (Mobile Threat Response Engineer)
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We have discovered a vulnerability in Android that can render a phone apparently dead – silent, unable to make calls, with a lifeless screen. This vulnerability is present from Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) up to the current version, Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop). Combined, these versions account for more than half of Android devices in use today. No…

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Tags: androidjellybeanMediaservermobile vulnerabilities

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