Thursday, October 1, 2015

A song can impair million Android smartphones – the Minute News (press release)

It was discovered a new vulnerability on devices with Android operating system, in what is now to be known as ‘Stagefright 2.0′.

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This attack runs when open an MP3 audio file and MP4 specially developed for this purpose, through the attacker device control. According to TheNextWeb the error was reported on 15 August and will be resolved with the release of Android Marshmallow.

However, older devices that do not receive Google’s new operating system may remain vulnerable. In addition, other manufacturers besides the technological Mountain View like Samsung, Sony, Xiaomi and HTC may take longer to upgrade their devices.

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