Huge security hole found in Android 2.2 and above.

wkleem
wkleem
Community Member
edited July 2015 in Lounge

I suspect that many devices (up to 950 million) will never be patched simply from being too old! :(
http://www.androidcentral.com/stagefright-exploit-what-you-need-know

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  • AGAlumB
    AGAlumB
    1Password Alumni
    edited July 2015

    @wkleem: Yep. I wish there were something more positive I could say about this. I guess we'll just have to wait until next month for more details to see just how bad it is and what options (if any) users have to mitigate this... :(

  • wkleem
    wkleem
    Community Member

    @brenty, Stagefright was worse than initially thought. The first patch failed to resolve it so a second patch is neccessary.

    https://blog.exodusintel.com/2015/08/13/stagefright-mission-accomplished/

  • AGAlumB
    AGAlumB
    1Password Alumni

    @wkleem: Indeed. It's pretty ridiculous, but that's what happens when you give everything a persistent internet connection and try to automate things. Not looking forward to the flood of Smart Toaster exploits in the coming years. :lol:

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